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Package Name Pro. Am. Interface Connects to Online (e.g. VO) Data Displays or Manip. FITS Images Tiled Multi-Resolution All-Sky image Handling Displays
PLate OPtimizer, or PLOP is a CAD program used by amateur telescope makers to design primary mirror support cells for reflecting telescopes.It was developed by telescope maker David Lewis, first described in 1999, [1] and used to simplify calculations needed in the design of mirror support cells. [2]
Cartes du Ciel ("CDC" and "SkyChart") is a free and open source planetarium program for Linux, macOS, and Windows. [2] With the change to version 3, Linux has been added as a target platform, licensing has changed from freeware to GPLv2 and the project moved to a new website.
In 2006, Stellarium 0.7.1 won a gold award in the Education category of the Les Trophées du Libre free software competition. [4]A modified version of Stellarium has been used by the MeerKAT project as a virtual sky display showing where the antennae of the radio telescope are pointed.
Typical DSO survey in Celestia. Celestia versions 1.6.4 and under display the Hipparcos Catalogue (HIP) of 118,322 stars and a compiled catalogue of galaxies, while version 1.7.0 includes stars from the Tycho-2 Catalogue alongside the Hipparcos stars, with some data from Gaia, increasing the star count to over 2 million. [22]
Mac OS calculator: Proprietary: macOS: Double (64 bit) Yes Yes Yes GNOME Calculator: GPL-3.0-or-later: Linux, BSDs, macOS: Arbitrary decimal Yes Yes Yes KCalc: GPL-2.0-or-later: Linux, BSDs, macOS: Arbitrary decimal Yes Yes Yes Windows Calculator: MIT: Windows: ≥32 decimal Yes Yes Yes WRPN Calculator: Public domain: Windows, Linux, macOS ...
The Meade LX200 is a family of commercial telescopes produced by Meade Instruments launched in 1992 with 8" (20.32 cm) and a 10" (25.4 cm) Schmidt–Cassegrain models on computerized altazimuth mounts. [1] [2] Two larger models, a 12" (30.48 cm) and a 16" (40.64 cm), quickly followed.
Primary lens: The objective of a refracting telescope. Primary mirror: The objective of a reflecting telescope. Corrector plate: A full aperture negative lens placed before a primary mirror designed to correct the optical aberrations of the mirror. Schmidt corrector plate: An aspheric-shaped corrector plate used in the Schmidt telescope.