XEphem
XEphem is a complete astronomy program.
| Tags | Scientific/Engineering Astronomy |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | POSIX AIX BSD HP-UX Linux Other SCO Solaris |
| Implementation | C |
Recent releases
- 07 Jan 2007 17:54
Changes: Many features were added and bugs were fixed.
- 03 Aug 2003 17:14
Changes: Major updates to all components of the package. Many bugs have been fixed as well.
- 24 Oct 2001 16:19
Changes: This release is more cross platform (UNIX/Windows/Mac OS X). There is greatly enhanced image support and analysis and an improved Sky View. The LX200 telescope control has been integrated into the XEphem GUI, and there is an easy GUI to download satellite and asteroid orbital data. Night-At-A-Glance has been improved. There is a coordinate conversion spreadsheet, and support for authentication when going through proxies.
- 30 Jan 2001 06:14
Changes: New features include LX200 support, live AAVSO connection, live earth satellite TLE connection, seti@home support, Night-at-a-Glance feature, handy toolbars in Sky View, runtime color and font changes, saving of settings, Sky View cylindrical projection, automatic Field Star loading, and the ability for Earth to display 3 satellites at once. Orbit propagator now uses NORAD SGP4, and many general usability enhancements were made.
- 30 Jan 2001 06:14
Changes: Bugfixes, more flexible Sky View labeling, and new customer databases.
- All comments
Recent commentsRe: Crippleware
> The included data files are very
> limited. The program seems to be
> powerfull, but without the full data
> files it's usefullness is limited.
That hardly counts as crippleware; if you want more data files, either buy them from the author or take a few moments to search online.
XEphem is indeed very powerful; it's also flexible. I can only imagine how large the tarball would grow if it included complete data for every possible interest and use one could throw at it.
Crippleware
The included data files are very limited. The program seems to be powerfull, but without the full data files it's usefullness is limited.