Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!aplcen!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!uflorida!haven!mimsy!dftsrv!kong!jonke From: jonke@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Stephen Jonke - Code 522) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Star mapping program for the Mac available? Message-ID: Date: 9 Aug 90 17:03:07 GMT Sender: news@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov Distribution: comp Lines: 12 Is there a public domain, shareware, or commercial program for the Mac that will create star maps based on the current date, time and position on earth? On my cheapo sinclair QL (which is 68008 based) I have a program written in BASIC that does an amazingly good job at this, as well as providing basic information about each of the stars, and detailed information on all of the planets. The only problems are its very slow, only covers about 300 stars (plus Halley's comet), the interface is real clunky, and it doesn't produce very good printouts of the star maps. Is there a better program for the Mac? Steve -- Steve Jonke/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center