Astronomy Guide Database for Palm OS - Just how big is Jupiter?
Need some fast facts about our solar system? Your search has ended! The Astronomy Guide Pocket Directory Database is the perfect reference source for looking up planets, stars, constellations, and even the history of space travel.
The Database contains:
Full-color Cover Page, Storage Card Compatibility, Searchable Records
Our Solar System, including Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, each with Distance from the Sun, Radius, Volume, Mass, Density, Surface Gravity, Escape Velocity, Sidereal Rotation Period, Sidereal Orbit Period, Mean Orbit Velocity, Orbit Eccentricity, Orbit Inclination, Equatorial Inclination, Mean Surface Temperature, Major Atmospheric Constituents, and Natural Satellites
Missions In Space, including Past Missions, Present Missions, Future Missions, Mercury Manned Missions, Gemini Manned Missions, Apollo Manned Missions, Skylab Manned Missions, ASTP Manned Missions, and Shuttle Manned Missions
Astronomy In History, including Ancient Times, Astronomers of Greece, Pioneers, and Terms
Stars & Constellations, including 26 Brightest Stars, 15 Closest Stars, List of Constellations, Viewing Constellations, Evolution/Types of Stars, and Spectral Types of Stars
Organized in a three-layer subject hierarchy and in an index in remarkably small files, so navigation on your handheld is fast and easy.
What's New in This Release:
· Updated to be compatible with the new version of DataViewer.
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Supported operating systems:
Palm OS 4.x, Palm OS 5.x
Navigate Navigate is a Palm OS program for computing the range and bearing between any two points on the Earth's surface OR the end location given a starting location, range and bearing.
It will compute these solutions for either lines of constant bearing (loxodromes or rhumb lines) or the shortest possible path on the Earth (geodesics or great circle routes)
pSatellite pSatellite is a satellite tracking application for the Palm OS environment. It provides visualization of satellite orbit position on a world map (Mercator projection) from any ground location you enter within pS
SiderealTime SiderealTime - Finally, an easy to use sidereal time clock/calculator for Palm OS. Astronomy made easy! Whether you're a professional astronomer, or just a casual observer with a star chart, knowing the sidereal time is important! With SiderealTime 1.0 and your PDA running Palm OS, just indicate your longitude and time zone and instantly find out the sidereal time
Solar and Lunar Eclipses Solar and Lunar Eclipses - Solar Eclipses
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The program gives the times of the phases (initial, central and final) and the geographical coordinates where it is possible to observe those circumstances of the eclipse
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Astronomy Terms - English/Spanish Astronomy Terms - English/Spanish - This is a free dictionary for BDicty program.
This dictionary contains 520 Astronomy Terms translated from English to Spanish and vice versa.
Comes with a FREE Public version of BDicty.
Requires 7 Kb for the lexicon + 15 Kb for BDicty.
User Guide available online - User Guide
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