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AstroFinder 2019 for Windows

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This application provides an interactive stellar map for tracking stars and planets in real time. It plots celestial bodies on a 2D graph and includes calculators to determine optimal viewing opportunities from your specific location.

  • Pros

    • Real-time tracking of stars, planets, and constellations
    • Plots celestial bodies on a 2D altitude-azimuth graph
    • Calculates optimal viewing days based on user-defined altitude
    • Generates stellar maps in BMP and JPEG formats
    • Imports location coordinates from Google Maps links

  • Cons

    • Database is limited to 472 stored stars
    • Lacks a 3D or photorealistic sky view interface
    • No explicit support for detailed deep-sky object catalogs
    • Time calculations are referenced only to GMT
    • Application appears to be Windows-only and dated
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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
3.8.34
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7
Additional Requirements
None
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
139
Downloads Last Week
4
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Developer’s Description

By Andrea
Refer to interactive stellar map with real-time stars and planets tracking.
472 stored stars plus planets.Real-Time Tracking of a selected star or all visible stars (included planets and other stellar bodies).Real-Time of a selected constellation or all selected constellations by using customized filters.

A 2d-graph (altitude-azimuth) where will plotted all the visible stars/planets/galaxies with the feature of zooming in the selected stellar body.Zoom -14+14, -10+10, -7+7, -5+5, -2+2, -1+1 (referred to the calculated azimuth of the selected stellar body).Azimuth and Altitude Plotter.Stellar map generator (bmp and jpeg formats).Latitude and longitude can be used in DMS or in decimal formats.Latitude and longitude can also be extracted from google-map web links (save/load .loc files). Locate selected astro (the located star will blinking for 15 times and the mouse cursor will be moved on the founded star).Heliocentric Osculating Orbital Elements can be updated online.AstroFinder2019.exe can be updated online.Real-Time precession and nutation corrections to all stellar bodies.Calculator of the best day (where altitude will be > 15,20,25,30) in the selected month of a selected star at current longitude/latitude.Calculator of the best day (where altitude will be > 15,20,25,30) until end of the current year of a selected star at current longitude/latitude.Calculator of the best day (where altitude will be > 15,20,25,30) until end of next year of all the stars at current longitude/latitude.Calculator (where altitude will be > 10,15,20,25,30) of all the visible stars at current date/time/longitude/latitude.Date and Time are referred to the GMT.

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