A powerful software application that allows you to look for planets, constellations, stars, deep sky objects, comets, and asteroids, view detailed information about astronomical events, and print or export the map to an image format.
- SkyMap Pro
- Version :12
- License :Trial
- OS :Windows All
- Publisher :C. A. Marriott
SkyMap Pro Description
SkyMap Pro is a compact Windows application designed specifically for helping you view the star positions, look for planets, constellations, comets, and asteroids, as well as read about astronomical events.
User interface
The tool comes packed with plenty of dedicated parameters, so you need to take some time and experiment with them if you want to make the most out of this program.
You are allowed to zoom in or out, lock the zoom mode, flip the map horizontally or vertically or rotate it to different angles, print the map, set the time, enable or disable the real-time map updates, and move backward or forward in time.
What’s more, you can scroll the map (left or right, up or down), display the northern, eastern, southern, or western viewing mode, and reveal a view of the whole visible sky.
Main features
SkyMap Pro gives you the possibility to print the map or export it to an image format (e.g. BMP, JPEG, PBM, PNG, PPM), insert text annotations which can be dragged and dropped onto the desired position on the map, as well as add eyepiece, binocular, or camera/CCD view to the map.
The tool lets you carry out search operations in order to easily locate planets, constellations, stars, deep sky objects, comets or asteroids, and check out information about daily events, day and night, phases of the moon, visibility reports, general events, satellites, and eclipses.
Last but not least, you may insert add-ins, perform date conversion operations, download comet, asteroid, and satellite data, show moonlight, vary map background, as well as select active data catalogs and map overlays.
An overall efficient app
All in all, SkyMap Pro proves to be a reliable application that comes bundled with several handy features, and is suitable especially for power users.