Starry Night Backyard ESD for Windows

By SPACE.com Canada
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Key Details of Starry Night Backyard ESD

Navigate through the universe.
Last updated on February 29, 2024
There have been 6 updates
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By SPACE.com Canada

Navigate through the universe.

This astromony software lets you see the sky from anywhere on Earth, any solar system body, or any location up to 20,000 light-years away. View 1,000,000 stars along with 110 deep-space objects such as galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae. Navigate through space for otherworldly views of eclipses and other rare cosmic events. Click Go There and travel to the planet, moon, or star of your choice. You can even e-mail your latest night sky discoveries to others with QuickTime movies.

Starry Night Backyard ESD for Windows

By SPACE.com Canada
Trial version
User Rating

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: October 17, 2001

Latest update: February 29, 2024

Version: 3.1.2

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows NT
Windows 10
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows ME
Windows 98
Windows 95

Additional Requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 106,249

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

3.7/5

42 User Votes

Won't risk it
Mathers_JaflukaJanuary 25, 2014
Pros
Sounds great
Cons
Isn't so great
Summary
A lot of negative reviews. No more free or trial versions. Plus on their website, astronomy.starrynight.com, under the "Enthusiast" option, they have as one of the Key Features, "Binoluar & Deep Space database." What is a "binoluar"? If they make this typo, how many errors can we expect in their program code?
THIS IS NOT FREE ANYMORE
samsen2012May 15, 2012
Pros
NO TRIAL HERE
Cons
NO TRIAL HERE
Summary
After getting through hassel of download and its associated unwanted bars and softwares, you will figure out that once upon a time, long long back this was offered as trial but NO MORE NOW. The code link takes you to site to buy the software. If you are patient enough to go further in QAs you get this message: "FAQ Q: I downloaded a free trial version of Starry Night Backyard and I need a registration number. A: We are sorry, but the product you downloaded is so old, it is no longer supported. There are sites out there that..." Would be nice if Cnet cares to let people know about changes here not to waste time if Free Trial is the intension before buying.
I have read the other reviews, I didn't download
bluesreejatoblueAugust 27, 2011
Pros
No need to try
Cons
No need to try it
Summary
I'd would recommend Stellarium. Its both free and outstanding!
The Sadness of It All is Overwhelming
ReliableSource74August 5, 2011
Pros
You get all excited to learn about the constellations in the sky above you for a full 15 days.
Cons
All your hopes and dreams of knowing a bit more about the heavens. Goodness, I'm quite unhappy!
Summary
When you click the link that (supposedly) takes you to a website that gives you the free trial registration code, it takes you to the Starry Night homepage without any mention of where in the website you can find the code, or even have it emailed to you as it says it will be.
Don't bother with free trial
pozzolanJanuary 26, 2011
Pros
None, Zero
Cons
It will not work without a registration code, and you are not given a code with the trial version. C-Net should take this one off of free trials.
Summary
C-Net needs to check out free downloads.
not very good
pdog456January 6, 2009
Pros
not very good
Cons
not very good
Summary
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!!!
charger24October 30, 2008
Pros
I have used this program a long time ago and it is great.
Cons
The problem is it won't give you the F*&^%$# activation code so you can't use it.
Summary
Don't waste 10 minutes of your life. Try another website!
Very old version and this the serial they used to give.
notforme07December 17, 2007
Pros
User Name: freeman<p>License Key: yr3-8451-89c5-4fc1-9f24<p>Expires in: 300 days
Cons
Summary
STAY FAR, FAR, AWAY!
wesley41November 29, 2007
Pros
Cons
didn't even use it. No matter how many times I E-mailed these people, I never recieved my regestration code to activate the program. So, I say it's a piece of junk. Their "help" was NO HELP whatsoever.
Summary
DO NOT TRY THIS SOFTWARE!!!
wwcole41November 27, 2007
Pros
Cons
I NEVER got to try it. Apparently, you have to enter a name ('trial") and a regestration code. I was directed to the page where the so-called 'regestration code" was, but it was a blank page. I e-mailed support and have been waiting three whole days for my "claim ticket" to be read. If I were you, I'd listen to me, and read "R"'s reveiw also.
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