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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: November 10, 2006
- Total Downloads: 5,539
- Downloads last week: 27
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- Average user rating: stars out of 6 votes
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Publisher's description
From NightCal :NightCal is a tool for basic observation session planning. It produces a single A4 sheet monthly calendar telling the user when it gets dark, when the Moon rises and sets and what the Moon should look like when it does make an appearance. It also provides data on the elongation of the inferior planets and quick aide memories for planetary conjunctions. The output is designed to be printed so that you can stick it on your notice board at home or at work or saved as a graphics file for inclusion in newsletters or publishing on the Web.
There is a known problem with installing Nightcal on Vista and later versions of XP. When installing NightCal on the Microsoft Vista and later versions of XP Pro NightCal will appear to install perfectly. However, for some bizarre reason known only to Microsoft, Vista and later versions of XP Pro sometimes then move the executable file (Nightcal.exe) and other associate files from the Nightcal folder to the user's document folder. Don't ask me why. Because Nightcal is a standalone executable it should still run, but the desktop shortcut will now be pointing to the wrong folder. There are two ways to fix this: 1. Re-instate the desktop icon, deleting the original shortcut then replace it with a new shortcut to the new location of NightCal. 2. Manually move the relevant files back into the NightCal folder, where they should now stay.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 6 votes
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Version: NightCal 0.7.2.4
Pros: VERY useful for ALL Lunar observers.
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Version: NightCal 0.7.2.4
"No executable file after installation"
Pros: It has the potential to provide useful information
Cons: It has to be reinstalled everytime I want to run it
Summary: I installed the program using Windows XP SP2 and checked the run now box and it worked. A few days later I tried to run it again but there was no executable file.. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling but no go...
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Version: NightCal 0.7.2.4
"The programm is ok but the installation doesn't work"
Pros: I don't like
Cons: The self-installation doesn't work. There is no running file "nightcal.exe" in the program-folder after running the NCalsetup072c.exe! Result: no installation under WindowsXP
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Version: NightCal 0.7.2.4
Pros: It shows the phases of the moon, as well as when it rises and sets.
Cons: You can't just display the phases of the moon, and it takes up the entire space for the day making it impractical for use as a regular calendar
Summary: It's ok, but I'm definitely looking for something a little better.
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