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SOFTWARE: Night Vision 2.2 released (Astronomy Planetarium)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brian Simpson)
Sat Aug 1 14:07:30 1998
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.mit.edu
Date: 01 Aug 1998 12:05:00 -0400
From: bsimpson@homebrew.fc.hp.com (Brian Simpson)
Reply-To: bsimpson@worldnet.att.net (Brian Simpson)
Reply-to: bsimpson@worldnet.att.net (Brian Simpson)
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Announcing: Night Vision 2.2
Night Vision is a "planetarium" program for OS/2, and will display the
heavens from any location on earth. Viewing options allow the user to
control which sky objects to display, which font to use, and manipulation of
various star parameters. Time may be set to run at multiple speeds,
including backwards. Star charts may be printed.
* * New with version 2.2 * *
-> Mouse zooming
-> Objects may be centered in window with left mouse click
-> Menu options accessible via right mouse click
-> Star names
-> Object find for constellations, stars, deep sky objects,
and solar system objects
-> Altitude range extended to -90 degrees
-> Previous printer printed to is remembered.
Note: Registered users of previous versions are entitled to a free Email
upgrade to the 2.2 registered version. Just Email the author at:
bsimpson@worldnet.att.net
The Night Vision home page is at http://home.att.net/~bsimpson/nvsn.html
Night Vision is available at ftp://ftp.bmtmicro.com/bmtmicro/nvsn22.zip
and http://home.att.net/~bsimpson/nvsn22.zip
Also available at Hobbes at ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/nvsn22.zip
or later at ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/astro/nvsn22.zip
Brian Simpson
bsimpson@worldnet.att.net
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