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System Requirements
Operating System: Windows
98/Me/2000/XP
CPU Type and Speed: Pentium
II 300 or equivalent
Hard Drive Space: 1.1GB
Memory: 64MB
Graphics: 800x600x16 bit
colour (OpenGL compatible recommended)
CD-ROM Speed - 12x or
faster
Audio: Any 100% Windows
compatible soundcard
Printer: Required to print
user manual
Internet: Required for
upgrades, updates, plug-ins and downloads
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product
Description
How often do you gaze up at the night sky and wish you
knew more about the universe we live in? Maybe you’d like to learn more about
space travel, but don’t know where to start? Or are you an amateur astronomer
and would like to know more about the planets you’re studying? Maybe you’ve
been following the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery and would like to find
out more about the stars and planets it will pass?
Then we’ve got the perfect software for you. With
Teaching-You Astronomy Skills you can explore planets, galaxies, asteroids,
spacecraft, and more. Learn about the creation and structure of the universe
and marvel at a dazzling collection of pictures and videos that display the
highlights of astronomy and space travel.
Calculate the positions and movements of stars, planets
and galaxies. You can even enjoy video from the Hubble Telescope and Apollo
missions, as well as animated displays of comets and meteors!
User-friendly exploration, unrivalled scope and
authoritative content
Full-screen display with on-screen labels
Guided introductory tours and narrated animations
Celestial objects--stars, deep space objects, asteroids,
constellations, planets and moons
Sky window and Sky diary
Video and photo gallery
Complete Hipparcos and Tycho-2 stellar catalogues, and the
new Tycho double star catalogue
Explore incredible maps of the planets and moons
New catalogues of variable stars and optically visible open
clusters
User-friendly operation ensures effortless interstellar
exploration