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Disk Title: Deep Space 3-D   1 of 2 (867 also)  (Disk 1 of 2)           
PC-SIG Version: S3.0                                                    
                                                                        
Program Title: Deep Space 3-D                                           
Author Version: 3.0                                                     
Author Registration: $79.00                                             
Special Requirements: 512K RAM, graphics card, and a hard drive.        
                                                                        
DEEP SPACE 3-D is a powerful star mapping program that uses a database  
of over 19,000 stars (expandable to nearly 250,000 stars and 1100       
comets), used by a number of serious astronomy publications to create   
their star charts.                                                      
                                                                        
It can produce all-sky views or horizon views for any day and time      
anywhere on earth.  Selected portions of the sky can be chosen by       
constellation or coordinates, then zoomed in for more detailed views.   
Comet paths can be computed and added to the star maps to create finder 
charts or to visualize the orbits of comets from any point in space.  A 
new ``What's Up'' feature tells at a glance the times of sunrise,       
sunset, twilight, moon phases, and positions of the sun, moon, planets, 
and current comets for a given day and time.  Once computed, the        
information is stored and may be added to the star maps.                
                                                                        
The most unique feature of DEEP SPACE 3-D is depth.  It can produce     
stereo 3-D printouts that show the stars or the orbits of comets in     
their true three-dimensional relationships when viewed with a stereo    
viewer.  A 3-D viewer is included in the registration price.            
                                                                        
Although DEEP SPACE 3-D has many features that will be attractive to    
experts, it is simple enough to be used easily by beginners.  An        
extensive Help menu teaches the beginner as much about astronomy as it  
tells about the program.  An improved user interface provides           
intelligent default values in case the feature is beyond the interest or
knowledge of the user.  It supports CGA, EGA, VGA and Hercules monitors.
                                                                        
This program is an ideal starting point for anyone who is looking for a 
reliable guide to observational astronomy.  For centuries man has gazed 
at the night-time sky and wondered what was out there.  DEEP SPACE will 
help answer some of those questions.                                    
                                                                        
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