Frequently asked questions :
 

  1. Q: So, what is this thing all about?
  2. A: Distant Suns is one of the premier desktop astronomy programs for Windows, having been on the market since 1985. You can find out more information if you go here.
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  4. Q: Will Distant Suns work on Windows 2000 or XP?
  5. A: Yup, same for Win-98/ME.
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  7. Q: Why not put a space-station tracker in DS?
  8. A: Not as easy is it sounds Keplarian-Elements breath! There are many fine satellite tracking packages available, both as stand-alone applications and web based apps, so I would recommend using those. Adding the same to DS would require a lot more effort then most people would assume and in turn distract me from my already limited time to fix bugs and enhance the main package.
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  10. Q : Hey! Didn't this used to be called "First Light?"
  11. A : Yup. Originally this thing was called "Galileo", but when my first publisher assumed room temperature, it was renamed "Distant Suns" (for legal reasons). In a blinding flash of incompetence, I opted to rename it First Light at a later date since the new version I had just finished was so much improved over the previous one it was virtually a new product. Of course, I lost a lot in name recognition. So after only a year, the name Distant Suns was dusted off and put back to use. For First Light owners, First Light 1.X is equal to Distant Suns 4.
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  13. Q : I have lots of harddrive space to burn. How can I install the CD-ROM data onto my HD?
  14. A : The easiest way is to copy the entire CD-ROM over to the drive, then "install" the program from there. From then on, it will look to your HD for the data instead of the CD.

 

 

 

 

  

         

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