Explore realistic skies in real time with this comprehensive astronomy software, featuring an observing log, live ephemeris, spoken guidance, pronunciation, A-Z encyclopedia, and concentrated search for planets, comets, DSOs, and 300,000 stars.
Coeli Stella 2000 is an astronomy suite that boasts various features such as a full-featured planetarium, an observing log and list builder, live ephemeris, location browser, and sophisticated searches. It can embrace planets, comets, DSOs, and up to 300,000 stars. With Coeli Stella 2000, planetarium effects such as scintillation, extinction, refraction, and precession in point source, photo plate and spotlight display styles are all available. Additionally, the complete Messier catalog is available in image icons.
The software comes equipped with an integrated HTML guide to the solar system, a 1000-term astronomical dictionary, and the 2nd revised and enlarged edition of Aspects of Astronomy, which is a book-length tutorial that covers a multitude of topics. These topics extend to areas such as 'What are the Stars?', 'Choosing a Telescope', 'Cosmology', 'Dark Matter', 'Eclipses', and 'The History of Astronomy,' to name a few.
Version 5.0 of the software includes new improvements, one of which is Stella's 'talk and teach aloud' feature. This feature includes complete integration of Microsoft Agent speech technology so that animated characters can guide users painlessly through the pronunciation of a myriad of arcane star names and lore. It allows users to receive spoken guidance on aspects of astronomy.
Stella's Drag Mode is another feature that has been added to the latest version of the software. It allows users to interact with the planetarium display in a much more flexible manner. Users can drag the mouse and auto-scroll sky quadrants smoothly and quickly into view, centering the projection in the process. Additionally, the software provides direct links to extensive DSO and planetary information on the web, which can be accessed via Reports and Coeli Solar Guide.
The auto-search feature instantly updates readouts and reports on any object your mouse pointer scrolls over. Other features include a revamped logbook, the 2nd Revised and Expanded Edition of Astrogloss A-Z, improved hyperlinking, and the ability to control the Meade ETX/LX200 telescope via ACP functions.
The software comes equipped with an integrated HTML guide to the solar system, a 1000-term astronomical dictionary, and the 2nd revised and enlarged edition of Aspects of Astronomy, which is a book-length tutorial that covers a multitude of topics. These topics extend to areas such as 'What are the Stars?', 'Choosing a Telescope', 'Cosmology', 'Dark Matter', 'Eclipses', and 'The History of Astronomy,' to name a few.
Version 5.0 of the software includes new improvements, one of which is Stella's 'talk and teach aloud' feature. This feature includes complete integration of Microsoft Agent speech technology so that animated characters can guide users painlessly through the pronunciation of a myriad of arcane star names and lore. It allows users to receive spoken guidance on aspects of astronomy.
Stella's Drag Mode is another feature that has been added to the latest version of the software. It allows users to interact with the planetarium display in a much more flexible manner. Users can drag the mouse and auto-scroll sky quadrants smoothly and quickly into view, centering the projection in the process. Additionally, the software provides direct links to extensive DSO and planetary information on the web, which can be accessed via Reports and Coeli Solar Guide.
The auto-search feature instantly updates readouts and reports on any object your mouse pointer scrolls over. Other features include a revamped logbook, the 2nd Revised and Expanded Edition of Astrogloss A-Z, improved hyperlinking, and the ability to control the Meade ETX/LX200 telescope via ACP functions.
What's New
Version 5.01: N/A