Downloadable Programmes and Databases of interest:-

1. Dimension 4 Time Keeping. Atomic clock synchronising. (Program Size = 300K)

2. AClock2 Multi clock programme. General purpose, time conversion utilities. (Program Size = 50K)

3. The Moon. (Program Size = 360K)

4. Mars Previewer written by Leandro Rios of the SDAA. (Program Size = 3Meg)

5. The Planets Developed by The Castlepoint Astronomy Club

6. NiteView Utility credited to John Oliver of Napier Systems. Place /niteview/ at his url to get to this software page. (Program Size = 1.4Meg)

7. Inches to mm Conversion Chart

8. Deepsky Browser. An extraordinary database with a wealth of information. Take your time browsing this one. Even try Messier45.com, and it goes on....and on. Its credit is Mikkel Steine from Norway.

9. The Constellations. An informative database written by Richard Dibon-Smith as part of his book. Use this page to hop to relevant information or go to Richard's home site.

10. The Messier Marathon. The best period for this event is between March and April, so tune up your observing skills for next year, and choose a good southerly location (<>40 Degrees North Latitude) with clear views to the Eastern and Western horizons.

11. Carte du Ciel. Probably the best freeware Astronomy, Navigation and Planetarium program ever. Download all the plug-ins to make this one of the best. Include the Virtual Moon for an even greater experience.

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