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Title: Sky at Night 6th April BBC iPlayer
Post by: Brian Finney on 07-Apr-2009 19:44:37 BST
See LAS’s very own Dave Galvin and a non-speaking back shot of Brendan at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00jqj7q/The_Sky_at_Night_Herschel_in_the_Red/

Or goto BBC website to view the latest episode of Sky at Night


Title: Re: Sky at Night 6th April BBC iPlayer
Post by: John Higgins on 09-Apr-2009 16:55:17 BST
What was the software used to emulate the moons' transits?


Title: Re: Sky at Night 6th April BBC iPlayer
Post by: David Galvin on 09-Apr-2009 21:38:05 BST
Hi John, the software used on screen was 'Starry NIght Pro' which I find to be very accurate for showing such events and  it looks good too. It is a commercial software and cost around £80.
 http://www.warehouseexpress.com/Product/default.aspx?sku=1017227&eng=google&adg=Starry_Night_Pro_V6&kw=Starry+Night+Pro+e&campaign=g-Astro_Software&ms=Latitude&utm_source=Latitude_google&utm_medium=Warehouse_Express_Astronomy&utm_campaign=Astro_Software&utm_term=Starry+Night+Pro+Exact&cmp=kw6797 (http://www.warehouseexpress.com/Product/default.aspx?sku=1017227&eng=google&adg=Starry_Night_Pro_V6&kw=Starry+Night+Pro+e&campaign=g-Astro_Software&ms=Latitude&utm_source=Latitude_google&utm_medium=Warehouse_Express_Astronomy&utm_campaign=Astro_Software&utm_term=Starry+Night+Pro+Exact&cmp=kw6797)

Another piece of software is Winjupos, I believe it is also free to use.
http://www.grischa-hahn.homepage.t-online.de/astro/winjupos/index.htm (http://www.grischa-hahn.homepage.t-online.de/astro/winjupos/index.htm)
This is very accurate and covers the planets and their moons.