Welcome to the JAS' SOFTWARE Section. You'll find here lots of astronomy software about; planets and their orbits, sun, moon, satellites, sky charts, telescopes & optics, and much more. All that includes Software ,Freeware and free downloads, and for Macintosh computers too.
Accurate Times is a program which calculates the Islamic prayer times; Fajer, Shuroq, Dhohur, Aser, Maghreb, and Isha. Also, it calculates the Qiblah direction, and can be used for Hejric-Gregorian conversion. One of its options is to hear the prayer call (Athan) when it is the time of the prayer The program runs under Windows only (95/98/2000/NT), and it is written by Mohammad Odeh, a member of the Jordanian Astronomical Society (JAS), and the Secretary General of Crescents' Observation and Mawaqeet Committee, of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences (AUASS).
Moon Calculator (MoonCalc) is a DOS program which provides information relating to the position, age, phase, orientation, appearance and visibility of the moon for any given date, time and location on earth. It also provides the Julian Day Number, Magnetic Declination, time and direction of moonrise and moonset, interval between sunset and moonset, interval between sunrise and moonrise
was able to reduce data from a number of large telescopes : 3m60 CFHT (Hawaii), 3m60 ESO (Chile), 1m50 ESO (Chile), 6m SAO (Russia), 1m93 OHP (France), 2m60 Byurakan (Armenia), 2m San Pedro (Mexico), 1m50 Bosque Allegre (Argentina), 1m60 Mt Megantic (Canada), ... Atout 100 papers in international magazines with external referees could refer to ADHOC software.
[X Windows + ephemeris] (1990) : The accurate and reliable interactive astronomy software tool for all UNIX-like systems including Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris.
XEphem source code and sample databases may be downloaded at no charge.. but you can get more data, prebuilt executables, very easy installation, a printed manual, and the satisfaction of knowing you are supporting further XEphem development by purchasing the CDROM edition
a panel showing detailed position and phase data for the Sun and Moon; a panel displaying positions of planets and a selected asteroid or comet, both geocentric and from your location; and a sky map, based on either the Yale Bright Star Catalogue, or the 256,000 star SAO catalogue, including rendering of spectral types, planets, Earth satellites, asteroids, and comets (celestial coordinates are included, and an extensive and user-extensible deep-sky database includes all Messier objects and many of the NGC objects).
Planets' Orbits calculates (under Windows 95/98/2000) the positions and orbits of planets and asteroids and put it graphic. The calculation of the positions of the planets accurs on that basis their mean orbital elements (Meeus: Astronomical algorithms, ch. 30).
This program (for Windows 95/98/ME) presents a deceptively simple 3-color graph that tells, when a planet (or moon, sun) is visible from your location. The vertical axis marks the months of the selected year, with the horizontal axis marking the 24 hours of the day (in local time with or wihout consideration of Daylight Savings Time). The three colors create a contour map effect and...
SETI@home is a scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a free program that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data.
"What would happen if a black hole passed through the solar system?" "What would it be like to live on a planet with two suns?" try by your self and simulate.It's not intended to be a serious or particularly accurate solar system simulator, though at low speeds its accuracy is really pretty good.
Astra Image is a leading image processing and restoration application for scientific images.
MyStars! is a scientifically rigorous, yet fun and educational Windows astronomy program that simulates the sky and helps you visualize and locate the positions of stars, planets, comets, minor planets, and Messier (M) objects from any location on earth and any date/time from BC 2000 to AD 6000. The registered version also shows the moon with phases, solar and lunar eclipses, and the 118,000 Hipparcos Star Catalogue.
The AstroMB software package is a powerful, fast and reliable way to manage your astronomical images and catalogs. It is especially useful for comparing astronomical images taken at different wavelengths, or at different times, and to match them to astronomical catalogs. It runs on any PC with MS-Windows.
[X Windows + ephemeris] (1990) : The accurate and reliable interactive astronomy software tool for all UNIX-like systems including Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris.
XEphem source code and sample databases may be downloaded at no charge.. but you can get more data, prebuilt executables, very easy installation, a printed manual, and the satisfaction of knowing you are supporting further XEphem development by purchasing the CDROM edition
CyberSky is an exciting, entertaining, and educational astronomy program that transforms your personal computer into your personal planetarium. CyberSky provides an excellent way to learn about astronomy and to explore the wonders of the sky visible in the distant past, the present, and the far-off future.
interactive astronomy software, a Virtual Observatory for you to explore realistic skies in real time.
Stella also delivers atmospheric effects such as scintillation, refraction, and extinction right to your screen in realistic, spotlight, and the new photoplate sky display styles.
AcuSat is an application used to align satellite dishes to geostationary satellites. AcuSat uses the most advanced calculations now available to accurately predict azimuth and elevation coordinates. Use AcuSat's extensive database of worldwide satellites and cities to quickly calculate your link. Create custom made look angle charts using AcuSat's special drag and drop editing features.
Requires Windows 98/95/2000 or Windows NT.
Created especially for first time stargazers,With Starry Night Beginner, you'll soon be able to identify stars, planets and constellations with a single, simple 'point-and-click.' You'll also learn about the movements of the planets, watch the phases of the Moon, see what the stars looked like on the day you were born and much, much more.
Watch a sunset from Mars. Hitch a ride on a comet. And learn all about those stars and planets shining over your house. Then travel through time and marvel at the night skies as seen from anywhere on Earth, from the distant past to the far future.
Designed for anyone who demands the utmost in realism, richness of detail and depth of information, Starry Night Pro is serious astronomy software.
With Starry Night Pro, you can view stunningly realistic star fields from 20,000 light-years out, or from your own backyard. You can add images, Internet links and your own custom data sets. You can even track the latest satellites, comets and asteroids.
This CD-ROM celebration of space, and those who seek to conquer it, is the premier screen saver and desktop photo collection, including over 400 full-color NASA photographs from historic satellite, orbital and lunar missions.
is a satellite tracking program for amateur radio and optical users alike. The program was written by Paul E. Traufler. TRAKSAT provides all the features you would expect from satellite tracking software and much more.
WinAstronomica is an easy-to-use, feature-packed sky map generator. It lets you see the stars, Moon and planets from any point on Earth, at any time. It also lets you see galaxies, nebulas, shooting stars (Mac version only), the Milky Way and much more!
LunarPhase is a utility for Win 95/98/NT which provides a range of information on the Moon and, to a lesser degree, the Sun, graphically displaying the current phase of the moon (in real time).
Astro-Mania is an educational game covering the Universe. It has eight levels and let's you choose what subject area you want to cover. Its great pictures and ease of use makes it not only educational but also fun. Great for any age.
For Macintosh, this educational, self-learning freeware with manuals tells you all about binary stars and their concepts.
Mac/WinAstronomica is an easy-to-use, feature-packed sky map generator. It lets you see the stars, Moon and planets from any point on Earth, at any time. It also lets you see galaxies, nebulas, shooting stars (Mac version only), the Milky Way and much more!
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