Web Directory

» Alcyone Software
   Features the following programs: an ephemeris calculator, a collection of astronomical data in electronic form, Planet Orbits, C88, and Planetary, Lunar, and Stellar Visibility.
   http://www.alcyone.de/

» AstroMB
   Advanced software for astrometry, photometry, robotic observations. Huge database of images and catalogs. Works with MaximDL and ASCOM. Free downloads.
   http://astromb.free.fr

» AstroTips - Astronomy Software and Amateur Observation Resources
   News, reviews, articles, forums and downloads of astronomy related programs for various platforms.
   http://astrotips.com

» Astronomy Common Object Model (ASCOM)
   Promoting the use of open scriptable tools for amateur and educational astronomy.
   http://ascom-standards.org/

» Astronomy Formulas
   Lunar and solar periodicity formulas, definitions, time formulas, notation, astronomical constants with computer code for a programmable HP 48 by James Q. Jacobs.
   http://www.jqjacobs.net/astro/astrofor.html

» Astronomy Software Resources
   Discover links and resources for astronomy software for amateur and professional astronomers and for people interested in astronomy, stargazing and space.
   http://space.about.com/cs/software/

» Cartes du Ciel / Sky Charts
   Freeware allowing one to draw charts according to the data of 15 catalogs of stars and nebulae, as well as the position of planets, asteroids, and comets. Available in English and is translated in 8 other languages.
   http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/

» DanIDL
   Provides a library of functions and routines written in the Interactive Data Language (IDL). Developed mainly for use in astronomy, the library also supplies general scientific and programming applications.
   http://www.danidl.co.uk

» Deepsky 2000
   Observation planning software for astronomers. Includes telescope control, logging, and charting.[Commercial - Windows]
   http://www.deepsky2000.net/

» EVCODE
   A stellar evolution simulator designed for astronomy education.
   http://phastf.phys.uvic.ca/htbin/dir_html?evcode

» Kairos General Calendar Conversion Program
   [commercial, demo available -- Win95/98/NT] Includes calendars required by historians of astronomy and general historians. Many details are provided for Indian and Jewish calendars. There is also a display of positions of the Sun, Moon and planets, effect
   http://www.raymondm.co.uk/

» Linux for Astronomy cdrom
   Astronomical software precompiled for the Linux operating system. Applications include general purpose image and signal processing tools, as well as algorithms in use at observatories and universities worldwide. Facilities for processing the data products
   http://www.randomfactory.com/lfa.html

» LinuxAstro
   Astronomical software on Linux.
   http://bima.astro.umd.edu/nemo/linuxastro/

» Lunar Calendars and Eclipse Finder
   Windows software for converting dates in various lunar and other calendars and for finding lunar phases and eclipses of various kinds.
   http://www.hermetic.ch/lcef/lcef.htm

» Nightfall
   Interactive program for computing synthetic lightcurves and generating animated views and best-fit models of eclipsing binary stars. [Open source - Linux/Unix]
   http://www.hs.uni-hamburg.de/DE/Ins/Per/Wichmann/Nightfall.html

» Observation Manager
   Free and open java based astronomical logging tool. It stores data in an XML format called COMAST, a tool which provides a free schema definition for all kinds of astronomical observations.
   http://observation.sourceforge.net/

» Orrery
   Review of the solar system simulator (by Spacetech) for RISC OS workstations.
   http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/orrer.html

» Sky and Telescope -- Astronomical Software
   Links to the BASIC programs that appeared in Sky and Telescope, to shareware/freeware astronomy related software and to vendors of astronomy software.
   http://skytonight.com/resources/software/