Re: [APML]: RE: screen saver

[Robert Reeves <rreeves@connecti.com>]

At 06:50 AM 1/29/98 -0500, you wrote:

>   We have a neat little screen saver called Sky and it is a basic 
>planetarium program.  The screen displays a circle of the sky as it is at 
>your clock.  It can display stars to a set magnitude, planets and deep sky 
>objects.  I like it, especially since we have not had a clear night for 
>months.  For example, it graphically illustrates how all of the planets are 
>bunched up in the sky right now.  After Saturn sets and until Pluto rises, 
>there are not any planets in the sky.
>   It was available at:
>ftp.netcom.com/pub/kelvint/skyscrs.zip
>when I got it.  I can also attach it to anyone who is interested.
>   Clear skies!
>               MK
>
>http://www3.sympatico.ca/mark.kaye/
>
>
I'll vote for this one too!  I have had it runing for several years and
while it is "just" a screen saver, it is nearly as good as some real
planetarium programs.  The only proviso is that it will only display real
time of course, it does no future/past calculations because it is a screen
saver.

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