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  Sky and Telescope -- Astronomical Software http://skytonight.com/resources/software/
Links to the BASIC programs that appeared in Sky and Telescope, to shareware/freeware astronomy related software and to vendors of astronomy software.
  Linux for Astronomy cdrom http://www.randomfactory.com/lfa.html
Astronomical software precompiled for the Linux operating system. Applications include general purpose image and signal processing tools, as well as algorithms in use at observatories and universities worldwide. Facilities for processing the data products of the major space-based instruments are also included. [Commercial - Linux]
  Cartes du Ciel / Sky Charts http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/
Freeware allowing one to draw charts according to the data of 15 catalogs of stars and nebulae, as well as the position of planets, asteroids, and comets. Available in English and is translated in 8 other languages.
  LinuxAstro http://bima.astro.umd.edu/nemo/linuxastro/
Astronomical software on Linux.
  Astronomy Software Resources http://space.about.com/cs/software/
Discover links and resources for astronomy software for amateur and professional astronomers and for people interested in astronomy, stargazing and space.
  Astronomy Common Object Model (ASCOM) http://ascom-standards.org/
Promoting the use of open scriptable tools for amateur and educational astronomy.
  AstroTips - Astronomy Software and Amateur Observation Resources http://astrotips.com
News, reviews, articles, forums and downloads of astronomy related programs for various platforms.
  Alcyone Software http://www.alcyone.de/
Features the following programs: an ephemeris calculator, a collection of astronomical data in electronic form, Planet Orbits, C88, and Planetary, Lunar, and Stellar Visibility.
  Deepsky 2000 http://www.deepsky2000.net/
Observation planning software for astronomers. Includes telescope control, logging, and charting.[Commercial - Windows]
  Nightfall http://www.hs.uni-hamburg.de/DE/Ins/Per/Wichmann/Nightfall.html
Interactive program for computing synthetic lightcurves and generating animated views and best-fit models of eclipsing binary stars. [Open source - Linux/Unix]
  Astronomy Formulas http://www.jqjacobs.net/astro/astrofor.html
Lunar and solar periodicity formulas, definitions, time formulas, notation, astronomical constants with computer code for a programmable HP 48 by James Q. Jacobs.
  Lunar Calendars and Eclipse Finder http://www.hermetic.ch/lcef/lcef.htm
Windows software for converting dates in various lunar and other calendars and for finding lunar phases and eclipses of various kinds.
  GeoClock http://geoclock.home.att.net
Sunlight clock with world times and sun and moon positions and coverage. [Shareware MS-W]
  http://astromb.free.fr http://astromb.free.fr
Advanced software for astrometry, photometry, robotic observations. Huge database of images and catalogs. Works with MaximDL and ASCOM. Free downloads.
  http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/orrer.html http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/orrer.html
Review of the solar system simulator (by Spacetech) for RISC OS workstations.
  MacAstronomica http://www.artistictechworks.com/macastronomica
Astronomy software for the Mac, generating sky maps at any time from anywhere on Earth. Also includes an Orrery. [Commercial, free download]
  Observation Manager http://observation.sourceforge.net/
Free and open java based astronomical logging tool. It stores data in an XML format called COMAST, a tool which provides a free schema definition for all kinds of astronomical observations.
  http://www.danidl.co.uk http://www.danidl.co.uk
Provides a library of functions and routines written in the Interactive Data Language (IDL). Developed mainly for use in astronomy, the library also supplies general scientific and programming applications.
  http://phastf.phys.uvic.ca/htbin/dir_html?evcode http://phastf.phys.uvic.ca/htbin/dir_html?evcode
A stellar evolution simulator designed for astronomy education.

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