National Geographic Presents: RedShift Planetarium Review

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(More customer reviews)Anyone with an interest in astronomy must own this. Amateurs and pro's alike will be enthralled. Use as a quick reference, indepth study, or for just plain fun.

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Platform:WINDOWS 98/ME/2000/XPPublisher:TOPICSPackaging:RETAIL BOXRedShift Planetarium is a perfect introduction to basic astronomy as well as sky observation. The positions and movements of stars planets and galaxies can be easily calculated and simulated. Up to 70 guided tours present and explain the most relevant astronomical subjects and theories. Learn everything about the creation and structure of the universe and its various celestial bodies. An extraordinary collection of pictures and videos present the highlights of astronomy and space travel.Don t just wish upon the stars; begin a fascinating hobby studying them along with comets asteroids planets and spacecraft with the help of REDSHIFTPlanetarium on CD-ROM. Hailed as the world leader in astronomy software REDSHIFTis the user-friendly brand bringing unmatched content to novice deep-space enthusiasts. With REDSHIFTPlanetarium you ll find easy interactive tours featuring star catalogues and current planet maps video from the Hubble telescope and Apollo missions and animated displays of comets and meteors. Packed with fascinating content and easy-to-use navigational options REDSHIFTPlanetarium is your down-to-earth introduction to deep sky exploration.FEATURES: Full-screen display with on-screen labels Guided introductory tours & narrated animations of basic astronomical concepts Video footage from Apollo missions & the Hubble telescope Sky Window display of multiple celestial objectsINCLUDES: Complete Hipparcos stellar catalog Complete Tycho-2 stellar catalog New Tycho double star catalogue Maps of the planets & moons including all recently discovered moons of: Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:Win 98/ME/2000/XP 105 MB RAM 800 x 600 High Color (16 bit)16 bit-audio

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Our Stars Review

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(More customer reviews)Lovely book given to my 4 yr old as a birthday gift. Text reads: "When night comes, I can see billions of stars twinkling in the dark sky. The sun that shines in the daytime and keeps us warm is really a star. A star is made of fiery gas. It gives off brilliant light. Some stars are so far away that their fire has burned out by the time the brightness reaches us. Long ago, people imagined pictures in groups of stars and gave them names. These are called constellations. Constellations can tell us many things. When we see Orion the Hunter in the sky, we know it is the season to harvest what we planted. All year long, the Big Dipper points toward a star named Polaris. Polaris is also called the North Star. We always see Polaris in the northern sky. If you know which way north is, you can always find your way in the darkness. Sometimes before the stars come out, we can see a bright light dangling low on the horizon. It looks like a star, but it isn't. It is the planet Venus. Stars twinkle, but planets glow with steady light. When something in space goes around something else, it is in orbit. Planets orbit around stars. Planets get their light from the star that shines on them. Earth where we live is a planet. Earth orbits around the sun. The sun and its planets make up our solar system. Moons orbit around planets. Some planets have many moons. Earth has just one. Our moon seems to change its shape each night, but it doesn't. It is always round. We just can't see all of it."... there are about 8 more pages to go, but I hope you get the idea and can judge the book for yourself.

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