Home Planet 3.3

Free Home Planet is a comprehensive astronomy / space / satellite-tracking package
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Home Planet is a comprehensive astronomy / space / satellite-tracking package.
It allows you to view an earth map, showing day and night regions, location of the Moon and current phase, and position of a selected earth satellite.
You also see a panel showing detailed position and phase data for the Sun and Moon, panel showing positions of planets and a selected asteroid or comet, both geocentric and from the observer's location and a sky map, based on either the Yale Bright Star Catalogue or the 256,000 star SAO catalogue, including rendering of spectral types, planets, earth satellites, asteroids and comets.

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I use it teaching physics. It's very basic but it's perfect for showing the progression of the seasons and the movement of the stars. In addition, the orrery allows me to change the angle of view of the solar system clearly showing the 'plane' of planetary rotation. Also, the satellite data clearly shows the mathematical relationships between near orbit and geosynchronous orbits.

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