Complete astronomy suite comprising a full-featured planetarium, observing log and list builder, Coeli Time Line, Live Orbits (orrery), location browser, Sky Quiz, and sophisticated searches embracing planets, comets, asteroids, DSOs, and up to 300,000 stars. Planetarium effects include scintillation, extinction, refraction, and precession in point source, photo plate and spotlight display styles; along with the complete Messier catalog in image icons. An integral HTML guide to the solar system, a 1000-term astronomical dictionary, and the 2nd revised and enlarged edition of Aspects of Astronomy -- a book-length primer covering topics such as "What are the Stars?", "Choosing a Telescope", "Cosmology", "Dark Matter", "Eclipses", and "The History of Astronomy", to name but a few -- are closely coordinated with the sky display and picture windows. Stella 2000 talks and teaches aloud. With complete incorporation of Microsoft Agent speech technology, animated characters guide you painlessly through the pronunciation of a myriad of arcane star names and lore, and even read aloud from Astrogloss and Aspects of Astronomy, not to mention offering that most immediate form of program help: spoken guidance. Stella's Drag Mode brings complete plasticity into all your interactions with the planetarium display. Dragging the mouse auto-scrolls sky quadrants smoothly and quickly into view from three selectable planes of reference: Horizon (local), Equatorial (atlas), and Ecliptic / Heliocentric. Stella provides direct links to extensive DSO and planetary information on the Web, all tightly unified with the Sky display, Reports, and the Coeli Solar Guide. Auto-Search instantly updates readouts and reports on any object your mouse pointer scrolls over. You may even slew your Meade ETX/LX200 telescope to the object selected in Stella's sky.
VERSION HISTORY
- Version 6.0.3.1 posted on 2005-12-12
Orbit orrery, auto-track comets & asteroids
Program Details
- Category: Home & Hobby > Other
- Publisher: coeli-software-products
- License: Free Trial
- Price: $49.00
- Version: 6.0.3.1
- Platform: windows
EULA
1) LICENSING --------- G E N E R A L L I C E N S E ------------------------------ A) Limited Distribution License (General): ---------------------------------------- As the copyright holder for Stella 2000(tm), Coeli Inc authorizes distribution by individuals only in accordance with the following restrictions. Individuals are hereby granted permission by Coeli Inc to copy the Stella 2000 software package AS ORIGINALLY DISTRIBUTED for their own evaluation purposes or for other individuals to evaluate, ONLY when the following conditions are met. The Stella 2000 package is defined as containing all the material listed in the VENDINFO.DIZ file. If any files listed in VENDINFO.DIZ, or VENDINFO.DIZ itself, are missing, then the package is not complete and distribution is prohibited. Please contact us to obtain a complete package suitable for distribution. o The Stella 2000 package - including all related program files and documentation files - CANNOT be modified in any way and must be distributed as a complete package, without exception. The VENDINFO.DIZ file contains a list of all files that are part of the Coeli package. o No price or other compensation may be charged for the Stella 2000 package. A distribution cost may be charged for the cost of the diskette, shipping and handling, as long as the total (per disk) does not exceed US$8.00 in the U.S. and Canada, US$12.00 for international distribution from the U.S., or 6 pounds sterling or its equivalent inside Europe. o The Stella 2000 package CANNOT be sold as part of some other inclusive package, nor can it be included in any commercial software packaging offer, without prior permission from Coeli Inc. o The PRINTED Users Guide may not be reproduced in whole or in part, using any means, without the written permission of Coeli Inc. In other words, the disk-based documentation may not be distributed in PRINTED (hardcopy) form. o The Stella 2000 package cannot be "rented" or "leased" to others. o Licensee shall not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed software package except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license. o Licensee hereby agrees not to post the Stella 2000 software package publicly in any ftp directory inappropriate to its category. Eg. pc/astronomy is an appropriate directory; pc/demo is not. B) Limited Distribution License for FTP site maintainers and Webmasters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As the exclusive copyright holder for Stella 2000, Coeli Inc authorizes online distribution solely in accordance with the following restrictions. The Stella 2000 software package is defined as containing all the material listed in the VENDINFO.DIZ file. If any files listed in VENDINFO.DIZ, or VENDINFO.DIZ itself, are missing, then the package is not complete and distribution is prohibited. Please contact us directly or navigate to our Web site to obtain a complete package suitable for distribution. o The Stella 2000 package - including all related program, data, and documentation files - CANNOT be modified in any way (other than that mentioned in the following paragraph) and must be distributed as a complete package, without exception. VENDINFO.DIZ contains a list of all files which form part of the Coeli package. o ZDNet and similar editorialized online distributors may post this version of the package only on condition that the existing star rating remains unaltered and the download counter for this program is not reset. o Coeli Inc prohibits the distribution of outdated versions of the Stella 2000 shareware package without written permission from Coeli Inc. If the version you have obtained is over three (3) months old, please contact us or navigate to our Web site to ensure you have the most current version. o Licensee shall not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program or its related files except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license. o Licensee hereby agrees not to post the Stella 2000 software package publicly in an ftp directory inappropriate to its category. Eg. pc/astronomy is an appropriate directory; pc/demo is not. Distributors are especially asked to avoid the following terms when describing the Stella 2000 software package: free, freeware, free software, nag, nagware, public domain, demo, demonstration software, or any other term or phrase which admits of an interpretation not in keeping with the official product definition given. Non-compliance with this requirement may invalidate previous license permissions granted by Coeli Inc to the Licensee. Authorship of the Stella 2000 software package may not be attributed to any name but Coeli Software Products. Exclusions ---------- Internet sites specifically excluded from the above license, and to whom no authorization is granted to distribute the Stella 2000 package, include yippee.net quality-shareware.com The necessity for such exclusions rarely arises, but generally results from unprofessional presentation or a partisan bias. Limited License for Personal Evaluation Purposes. ------------------------------------------------- Coeli Inc hereby grants individual users a limited license to use this software for evaluation purposes either a) for a period not to exceed twenty (20) days, or b) up to a usage limit of 30 program sessions, whichever comes sooner. If you intend using this software (and/or its documentation) after the twenty day evaluation period or beyond the usage limit of 30 program sessions, you are under a legal obligation to purchase the software from Coeli Inc. Using this software beyond the twenty day evaluation period, or beyond the stipulated usage limit, without registration (purchase) of the software is a violation of the terms of this limited license. License Terms for Registered Copies of Stella 2000 -------------------------------------------------- The registered version (unless otherwise stated) is intended solely for installation on a single computer system by one registered individual. Distribution of the registered version of Stella 2000 is strictly prohibited. Registered users: please see your e-mailed License text for terms and conditions relating specifically to registered (licensed) copies of the product(s). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTERED VERSION ONLY WARRANTY: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coeli Inc warrants the physical CD-R media occasionally provided with registered versions to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ninety days from the date of registration. If Coeli Inc receives notification within the warranty period of defects in materials or workmanship, and such notification is determined by Coeli Inc to be correct, Coeli Inc will replace the defective media. The entire and exclusive liability and remedy for breach of this Limited Warranty shall be limited to replacement of defective CD-R media and shall not include or extend to any claim for or right to recover any other damages, including but not limited to, loss of profit, data, or use of the software, or special, incidental, or consequential damages or other similar claims, even if Coeli Inc has been specifically advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event will Coeli Incs liability for any damages to you or any other person ever exceed the lower of suggested list price or actual price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of any form of the claim. Coeli Inc SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. -----------------------------------------------------------------