Distant Suns brings the power of a million dollar planetarium to your desktop. Containing a database of over 16 million stars, you will be able to peer deep into the universe, even beyond that a large telescope. You will be able to explore the planets from any angle...ever wanted to see what the back of Saturn looks like? Or the Jovian moon Io during eclipse? Or what the phase of the Moon was on your birthday? Now you can!
Distant Suns will let you do many other things as well..
| See what the sky will look like tonight from your backyard. | |
| Identify constellations | |
| Read different astronomical stories and tutorials for each night of the year |
| Create your own "space movies" | |
| Animate the heavens | |
| Follow Jupiter's moons | |
| Look back at the Sun from the Voyager spacecraft | |
| Save and restore events | |
| Print out star charts for camping trips | |
| In depth information of each star and planet is only a click away |
| Event Alert system will warn you of any upcoming eclipses and meteor showers | |
| Still not convinced? Go here for a tour... |
Distant Suns, winner of the Comdex "Innovations" award, and the HomePC Editor's Choice award, is a wonderful package for the whole family (much more fun than Quicken!)