Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:25:42 -0500, Jim wrote:

Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:45:42 -0600, thunder
wrote:

http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
I had forgotten about that one - I have it, but haven't used it in
quite a while.
.
I just took a peek at celestia it looks like a good piece of software.
How would you rate it against Stellarium?

Oh gosh - it's been a while. When I used it last, the base gazing
software is very cool and does what it's supposed to do. The planet
fly-bys and various space craft seem a little gimmicky to me, but I do
like the photo realistic closeups. I'm not knocking it, but I like
the plain old Stellarium package out of the box. The odd thing is I
like it better than Starry Nights which is a pretty good program for
just gazing.

I have several professional level auto-ranging programs for my
Celestron so I can track satellites, the Space Lab and the shuttle
flights automatically. Stellarium ranks right up there in terms of
graphics - in some ways it's better.

If you haven't discovered the zoom keys in stellarium yet, they are page
up and page down.

I found it, but I haven't played with it much yet - I was bouncing
back and forth between programs comparing graphics. :)

I really like this program. For shareware, it's a good one - enough
to pay for it in my opinion.

I got a Meade goto scope for Christmas but didn't get the cable to
download satellite information yet. I have read that visible satellite
flybys are brief and occur just before sunrise. Have you had good
experience viewing satellites?

Harry wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:25:42 -0500, Jim wrote:

Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:45:42 -0600, thunder
wrote:

http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
I had forgotten about that one - I have it, but haven't used it in
quite a while.
.
I just took a peek at celestia it looks like a good piece of
software. How would you rate it against Stellarium?

Oh gosh - it's been a while. When I used it last, the base gazing
software is very cool and does what it's supposed to do. The planet
fly-bys and various space craft seem a little gimmicky to me, but I do
like the photo realistic closeups. I'm not knocking it, but I like
the plain old Stellarium package out of the box. The odd thing is I
like it better than Starry Nights which is a pretty good program for
just gazing.

I have several professional level auto-ranging programs for my
Celestron so I can track satellites, the Space Lab and the shuttle
flights automatically. Stellarium ranks right up there in terms of
graphics - in some ways it's better.

If you haven't discovered the zoom keys in stellarium yet, they are
page up and page down.

I found it, but I haven't played with it much yet - I was bouncing
back and forth between programs comparing graphics. :)

I really like this program. For shareware, it's a good one - enough
to pay for it in my opinion.

I got a Meade goto scope for Christmas but didn't get the cable to
download satellite information yet. I have read that visible satellite
flybys are brief and occur just before sunrise. Have you had good
experience viewing satellites?


It's too bad you can't spell...you're obviously *not* Harry.

Stellarium
(Tom*Francis*-*SWSports)
wrote:
No - I already sent the developer $50.
You, on the other hand, wouldn't pay a dime for it I'm sure.
Moron.

He spends all his money on German screwdrivers. UD

On Jan 6, 5:23*am, Don White wrote:
stp wrote:
On Jan 5, 10:43 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:
Dudes.....

http://www.stellarium.org/

I've been messing with it for about two hours - it's incredible.

And for zippo - nada - zero - no bucks. *I have some professional
programs for my Celestron telescope that aren't this good.

Amazing.

Wow, what a timely link. Just the other night I was gazing at the sky
with my wife and we got into a heated debate. "Shirley, that can't be
Sirius..."

yes it is Sirius, but please do not call me Shirley.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

That pet name is reserved for your fat buddy Harry, huh?

On Jan 6, 10:25*am, "Don White" wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message

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stp wrote:
On Jan 5, 10:43 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:
Dudes.....

http://www.stellarium.org/

I've been messing with it for about two hours - it's incredible.

And for zippo - nada - zero - no bucks. *I have some professional
programs for my Celestron telescope that aren't this good.

Amazing.

Wow, what a timely link. Just the other night I was gazing at the sky
with my wife and we got into a heated debate. "Shirley, that can't be
Sirius..."

yes it is Sirius, but please do not call me Shirley.

Looney...get a life!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Wrong yet again, dumbo!

On Jan 6, 10:57*am, Harry wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:



On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:25:42 -0500, Jim wrote:

Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:45:42 -0600, thunder
wrote:

http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
I had forgotten about that one - I have it, but haven't used it in
quite a while.
.
I just took a peek at celestia it looks like a good piece of software.
How would you rate it against Stellarium?

Oh gosh - it's been a while. *When I used it last, the base gazing
software is very cool and does what it's supposed to do. * The planet
fly-bys and various space craft seem a little gimmicky to me, but I do
like the photo realistic closeups. *I'm not knocking it, but I like
the plain old Stellarium package out of the box. *The odd thing is I
like it better than Starry Nights which is a pretty good program for
just gazing.

I have several professional level auto-ranging programs for my
Celestron so I can track satellites, the Space Lab and the shuttle
flights automatically. *Stellarium ranks right up there in terms of
graphics - in some ways it's better.

If you haven't discovered the zoom keys in stellarium yet, they are page
up and page down.

I found it, but I haven't played with it much yet - I was bouncing
back and forth between programs comparing graphics. *:)

I really like this program. *For shareware, it's a good one - enough
to pay for it in my opinion.

I got a Meade goto scope for Christmas but didn't get the cable to
download satellite information yet. I have read that visible satellite
flybys are brief and occur just before sunrise. Have you had good
experience viewing satellites?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yeah, we believe you, Harry....

Loogypicker wrote:
On Jan 6, 10:57 am, Harry wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:



On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:25:42 -0500, Jim wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:45:42 -0600, thunder
wrote:
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
I had forgotten about that one - I have it, but haven't used it in
quite a while.
.
I just took a peek at celestia it looks like a good piece of software.
How would you rate it against Stellarium?
Oh gosh - it's been a while. When I used it last, the base gazing
software is very cool and does what it's supposed to do. The planet
fly-bys and various space craft seem a little gimmicky to me, but I do
like the photo realistic closeups. I'm not knocking it, but I like
the plain old Stellarium package out of the box. The odd thing is I
like it better than Starry Nights which is a pretty good program for
just gazing.
I have several professional level auto-ranging programs for my
Celestron so I can track satellites, the Space Lab and the shuttle
flights automatically. Stellarium ranks right up there in terms of
graphics - in some ways it's better.
If you haven't discovered the zoom keys in stellarium yet, they are page
up and page down.
I found it, but I haven't played with it much yet - I was bouncing
back and forth between programs comparing graphics. :)
I really like this program. For shareware, it's a good one - enough
to pay for it in my opinion.
I got a Meade goto scope for Christmas but didn't get the cable to
download satellite information yet. I have read that visible satellite
flybys are brief and occur just before sunrise. Have you had good
experience viewing satellites?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yeah, we believe you, Harry....

D'oh. Look at the headers, **** for brains...it's one of the ID
spoofers. I have not a clue what a Meade "goto" scope is. Why would I
want to waste my time and evenings looking at satellite fly-bys? It's
not like I'm SW tom or flajim or the other old farts with nothing better
to do at night.

On Jan 6, 1:21*pm, Harry wrote:
Loogypicker wrote:
On Jan 6, 10:57 am, Harry wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:

On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:25:42 -0500, Jim wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:45:42 -0600, thunder
wrote:
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
I had forgotten about that one - I have it, but haven't used it in
quite a while.
.
I just took a peek at celestia it looks like a good piece of software.
How would you rate it against Stellarium?
Oh gosh - it's been a while. *When I used it last, the base gazing
software is very cool and does what it's supposed to do. * The planet
fly-bys and various space craft seem a little gimmicky to me, but I do
like the photo realistic closeups. *I'm not knocking it, but I like
the plain old Stellarium package out of the box. *The odd thing is I
like it better than Starry Nights which is a pretty good program for
just gazing.
I have several professional level auto-ranging programs for my
Celestron so I can track satellites, the Space Lab and the shuttle
flights automatically. *Stellarium ranks right up there in terms of
graphics - in some ways it's better.
If you haven't discovered the zoom keys in stellarium yet, they are page
up and page down.
I found it, but I haven't played with it much yet - I was bouncing
back and forth between programs comparing graphics. *:)
I really like this program. *For shareware, it's a good one - enough
to pay for it in my opinion.
I got a Meade goto scope for Christmas but didn't get the cable to
download satellite information yet. I have read that visible satellite
flybys are brief and occur just before sunrise. Have you had good
experience viewing satellites?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yeah, we believe you, Harry....

D'oh. Look at the headers, **** for brains...it's one of the ID
spoofers. I have not a clue what a Meade "goto" scope is. Why would I
want to waste my time and evenings looking at satellite fly-bys? It's
not like I'm SW tom or flajim or the other old farts with nothing better
to do at night.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

But, but......I'm filtered, remember?

"Loogypicker" wrote in message
...
On Jan 6, 1:21 pm, Harry wrote:
Loogypicker wrote:
On Jan 6, 10:57 am, Harry wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:

On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:25:42 -0500, Jim wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:45:42 -0600, thunder
wrote:
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
I had forgotten about that one - I have it, but haven't used it in
quite a while.
.
I just took a peek at celestia it looks like a good piece of
software.
How would you rate it against Stellarium?
Oh gosh - it's been a while. When I used it last, the base gazing
software is very cool and does what it's supposed to do. The planet
fly-bys and various space craft seem a little gimmicky to me, but I do
like the photo realistic closeups. I'm not knocking it, but I like
the plain old Stellarium package out of the box. The odd thing is I
like it better than Starry Nights which is a pretty good program for
just gazing.
I have several professional level auto-ranging programs for my
Celestron so I can track satellites, the Space Lab and the shuttle
flights automatically. Stellarium ranks right up there in terms of
graphics - in some ways it's better.
If you haven't discovered the zoom keys in stellarium yet, they are
page
up and page down.
I found it, but I haven't played with it much yet - I was bouncing
back and forth between programs comparing graphics. :)
I really like this program. For shareware, it's a good one - enough
to pay for it in my opinion.
I got a Meade goto scope for Christmas but didn't get the cable to
download satellite information yet. I have read that visible satellite
flybys are brief and occur just before sunrise. Have you had good
experience viewing satellites?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yeah, we believe you, Harry....

D'oh. Look at the headers, **** for brains...it's one of the ID
spoofers. I have not a clue what a Meade "goto" scope is. Why would I
want to waste my time and evenings looking at satellite fly-bys? It's
not like I'm SW tom or flajim or the other old farts with nothing better
to do at night.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

But, but......I'm filtered, remember?

-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=

He still must be "breaking in" his imac. All the while trying to figure out
how any group but "anglos" can be tourists. g

--Mike

Loogypicker wrote:
On Jan 6, 1:21 pm, Harry wrote:
Loogypicker wrote:
On Jan 6, 10:57 am, Harry wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:25:42 -0500, Jim wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:45:42 -0600, thunder
wrote:
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
I had forgotten about that one - I have it, but haven't used it in
quite a while.
.
I just took a peek at celestia it looks like a good piece of software.
How would you rate it against Stellarium?
Oh gosh - it's been a while. When I used it last, the base gazing
software is very cool and does what it's supposed to do. The planet
fly-bys and various space craft seem a little gimmicky to me, but I do
like the photo realistic closeups. I'm not knocking it, but I like
the plain old Stellarium package out of the box. The odd thing is I
like it better than Starry Nights which is a pretty good program for
just gazing.
I have several professional level auto-ranging programs for my
Celestron so I can track satellites, the Space Lab and the shuttle
flights automatically. Stellarium ranks right up there in terms of
graphics - in some ways it's better.
If you haven't discovered the zoom keys in stellarium yet, they are page
up and page down.
I found it, but I haven't played with it much yet - I was bouncing
back and forth between programs comparing graphics. :)
I really like this program. For shareware, it's a good one - enough
to pay for it in my opinion.
I got a Meade goto scope for Christmas but didn't get the cable to
download satellite information yet. I have read that visible satellite
flybys are brief and occur just before sunrise. Have you had good
experience viewing satellites?- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Yeah, we believe you, Harry....
D'oh. Look at the headers, **** for brains...it's one of the ID
spoofers. I have not a clue what a Meade "goto" scope is. Why would I
want to waste my time and evenings looking at satellite fly-bys? It's
not like I'm SW tom or flajim or the other old farts with nothing better
to do at night.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

But, but......I'm filtered, remember?

We agreed that Harry is a compulsive liar, remember?
I don't believe Harry ever used a filter.