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Pay & Free Astronomy Software Resources and Freeware

Pay and free astronomy software and freeware for amateur and professional astronomers and for people interested in astronomy, stargazing and space. Discover links for many types of astronomy software including free astronomy software and other freeware. Find reviews of pay and free astronomy software and freeware. Be aware that some freeware includes spyware and adware.

World Wind Software

So, you thought Google Earth was impressive? Check out World Wind. Not only can you zoom into Earth, but yoou get the Moon as well. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth, letting you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there. You can look across the Andes, into the Grand Canyon, over the Alps, or along the African Sahara.

David Chandler Astronomy Software

Commercial Astronomy Software for astronomy and astronomers.

Deepsky 2000 Astronomy Software

A suite of Astronomy Software which lets you perform a variety of tasks related to deepsky observing.

Orbit Explorer Astronomy Freeware

Physics educational freeware and astronomy freeware for high school and college students and teachers. You can do lab exercises in gravitational physics, and study elliptical orbits, double stars, escape velocity, Kepler's third law, Lagrange points, the three body problem and more with this astronomy freeware. This freeware does not contain spyware.

Starry Night Astronomy Software

Developed by Space.com, Starry Night is realistic astronomy software for personal computers. One of the best known suites of astronomy software.

Software Bisque Astronomy Software

Makers of a number of astronomy software related products.

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