Astronomy Software

for Macintosh Plus and Mini vMac

MacAstro 1.7

copyright: Nicolas Mercouroff
mod date: Jun 14, 1994
license: shareware

"calculates the appearance of the sky at any time between the years 1900 and 2100, and from any point on Earth." For System 6.0 or later.

Star Atlas 0.8r2

copyright: Youhei Morita
mod date: Feb 24, 1994
license: free for non-commercial use

Displays positions of the stars, sun, and planets.

HIPPARCHUS 5.2.1a

copyright: sofTouch APpLications
mod date: Jul 21, 1998
license: shareware

"Fully integrated software package for positional astronomy". Can "prepare annotated astronomical finder charts , investigate a historical syzygal alignment of the planets," and "obtain instantaneous topocentric views of the sky", for example. By Glenn Schneider, who works at "University of Arizona's Steward Observatory".

Wiedermoon 1.1

copyright: Phil C. Stuart
mod date: Apr 6, 1996
license: Freeware

"Shows the phases of the moon on a small calender."

MacMoon 3.0

copyright: Ben Mesander
mod date: Feb 4, 2000
license: GPL

"Display information about the moon", such as current phase. Source code is included. For System "6.0.8 through 9.0"

MOONCLOCK 2.2.0a

copyright: sofTouch APpLications
mod date: Jan 15, 2002
license: shareware

"Produces a continually updating, real-time graphical representation on the visual aspect of the moon." Looks to be more technical and accurate than MacMoon, though less Mac-ish. By Glenn Schneider.

TerraChrone 2.2.0

copyright: sofTouch APpLications
mod date: Feb 1, 1997
license: shareware

"Produces as continually updating graphical representation of daylight and nighttime regions of the Earth projected on a map of the world." By Glenn Schneider.

UMBRAPHILE 2.4.1 68K

copyright: sofTouch APpLications
mod date: Nov 20, 2002
license: freeware

"For solar eclipse aficionados". For system "7.0" and later. By Glenn Schneider. Source code available "as PostScript".

StarGen 68K 1.0b7

copyright: Eldacur Technologies
mod date: Nov 22, 2004
license: freeware

A "random solar system generator". Use the '-t' option to produce text only output (for example, type '-t' into command window, and click ok). Otherwise, output goes into the folder "html". This version is by Jim Burrows of Eldacur Technologies, but it "owes a lot to many different precursors written by several authors over the years." Source code is available.