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From: austing@Apple.COM (Glenn L. Austin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: astro./starchart programs
Message-ID: <44293@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 27 Aug 90 02:09:09 GMT
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deh7g@newton.acc.Virginia.EDU (David E. Husk) writes:
>	This topic has been covered before, but at the time I wasn't
>interested.  Does anyone have any suggestions for a astronomy program?
>I.E. something that shows current star,planet,object postions?
>Also phases of moon etc?

I've used both MacStronomy and Voyager, and find that Voyager is more like
"the real thing" in terms of what maps and such I already have for my
nightly viewing...

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