At 02:33 PM 7/20/2006, Tom Wagner wrote: >I recently started a "creative project" for my Master's degree. >Yesterday I talked to my advisor about it and got to telling him >about the satellite observing class I recently developed for middle >schoolers. He said that the astronomy profs at the school would >really like the activities I came up with for that topic and >suggested I switch from integrating GIS in my biology classroom to >developing a unit on satellite observing for my 8th grade earth science class. > >Presently I use a planetarium software called TheSky by Bisque. >http://www.bisque.com/Products/TheSky6/ It's easy to use and I'm >used to using it. I need software that employs TLEs to produce >satellite predictions that shows their tracks against a star field >etc. The problem is I would like to have a software that I could >download to maybe 15 computers. I cannot find anything at Bisque's >website about obtaining a license for multiple computer usage. I >probably couldn't get approval to pay the $ for it anyway, >especially during the summer months! > >Does anyone have a suggestion for a planetarium software (cheap or >free) that would meet my needs that I could -teach 8th grade >students- how to use? We use PCs with Windows 2000. The list of >software here http://satobs.org/orbsoft.html#IBM is a bit >overwhelming, albeit very useful. I need to get feedback from actual users. > >If appropriate, please feel free to respond directly to me. Thanks in advance! --- Tom, Have you looked at Cartes Du Ciel? It's free and includes satellite predictions......I think. http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/ ------------------- Jack L. Metcalfe Stanford, KY jlmetcalfe@hughes.net ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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