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Distant Suns Special Edition for Windows

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Distant Suns 6-Special Edition is a desktop planetarium simulation. View the night sky from Earth or travel through the solar system. It's a great educational tool.

  • Pros

    • Fully functional desktop planetarium software
    • View sky from any Earth location
    • Includes sun, moon, planets, asteroids, and comets
    • Database of over 25,000 stars
    • Database of 1000 deep sky objects

  • Cons

    • Lacks larger databases
    • Missing some professional-level features
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GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
6.0-build-5
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 10
  • Windows NT
  • Windows 98
  • Windows ME
Additional Requirements
Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP
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Total Downloads
11,358
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By First Light Software
Look at the solar system from different perspectives.
Distant Suns 6-Special Edition is a fully functional desktop planetarium, showing the riches of the evening sky from anywhere on the earth or out into the solar-system. This is a fully functional freeware version of the award winning astronomy package for the PC lacking only the larger databases and some of the more professional level features. Distant Suns 6-Special Edition contains a database of over 25,000 stars, 1000 deep sky objects, the sun, moon, planets, numerous asteroids, and comets. View the sky from anywhere on earth this century, or sweep out among the planets to watch the sunrise over Io, the mysterious Titan or the distant Pluto. Distant Suns is a perfect tool for the inquisitive youngster, to the entire family.
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