Starry Night 8 Comparison Chart
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New in Version 8
Data Backup and Cloud Sync
Improved DeepSky Database
Improved Telescope Control
Interactive Live SkyGuide
Updated and Expanded Star Descriptions
Latest Mission Paths and Models
Beginner Astronomy Features
Travel in Time: 4,713 BC to 3,000 AD *
One Click Travel to Other Stars
Satellites, Comets and Asteroids
Asteroids, Comets, Satellites
Explore Advanced Topics in SkyGuide
1 Constellation Stick Figures *
12 Photographic Horizon Panoramas *
50 SkyGuide Interactive Multimedia Tours *
Print Current FOV Star Chart *
* Enthusiast, Pro & Pro Plus get more!
Advanced Astronomy Features
Travel in Time: 4,713 BC to 9,999 AD **
Light Pollution Simulator
Set View Location Anywhere in the Solar System
Add & Edit Objects With The Orbit Editor
Detailed Event Calculation for Eclipses
"Universal Search" Function
Import images & Create custom databases
Historic Space Missions With 3D Models & Paths
High-Res Constellation Illustrations
IAU Constellation Boundaries
5 Constellation Stick Figures **
27 Photographic Horizon Panoramas
70 SkyGuide Interactive Multimedia Tours
125 Presets Demonstrating Astronomical Concepts
Print Full-Sky 180 Degree Star Charts
Print Charts With Three Magnifications On Same Object
** Pro & Pro Plus get more!
Professional Astronomy Features
Travel in Time: 99,999 BC To 99,999 AD
Extragalactic coordinates
Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams
Limit Stars By Distance & Magnitude
Explore Advanced Topics In SkyGuide
Location Markers and Surface Feature Outlines
Accurate Outlines and Positional Data for 1400 nebulae
Abell Cluster Of Galaxies
DSC Stars Eclipsing Binaries
Emission Nebulae (Sharpless)
Sky Commander Alignment Stars
Uppsala General Catalogue
Variable Stars (GCVS-Hipp)
Zwicky Cluster Of Galaxies
Import internet images (Digitized Sky Survey)
Exclusive Extra Galactic 3D Galaxy Database
Add Images To Any Area Of The Sky
Create Your Own Databases
5 Constellation Stick Figures
39 Photographic Horizon Panoramas
100+ SkyGuide Interactive Multimedia Tours
147 Presets Demonstrating Astronomical Concepts
Updated Messier Catalog With High Resolution Images
Elite Astronomy Features
Photorealistic All-Sky CCD Mosaic
5 Multi-Wavelength Sky Survey Images
High Resolution Surface Maps
Additional High Resolution Surface Maps (rock, mineral, chemical, gravity, magnetic, topographic, etc)
