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Take an online tour | Watch a Video
From the same team that brought
you the acclaimed Starry Night family of astronomy software products,
Deep Space Explorer is the first program for the home user that accurately
models the wonders of our universe in all their three-dimensional glory.
World-renowned astronomer Brent Tully has compiled a new database
of 30 000 galaxies which has never before been available in a desktop
astronomy program. Each of these galaxies is sized, positioned and rotated
correctly, allowing you to see the clusters, filaments and voids that
dominate the large-scale structure of our universe. A special "spaceship"
mode lets you fly around through this strange world, traveling hundreds
of millions of light years from Earth.
Complementing the 3-dimensional simulator is Deep Space Explorer's special
media player, which explains the workings of our universe in over an hour
of live-action video, narrated by your personal tour guide, Star Trek:
Deep Space 9 actress Chase Masterson. Learn about extrasolar planets,
the formation of our solar system, and much more.
Leave Earth behind and go into the deep-with Deep Space Explorer.
Features
- Travel anywhere within 700 million light years of Earth
- New galaxy database with accurate 3-D positions and sizes of 30 000 galaxies
- Examine large-scale patterns of supergalactic structure such as the "Great Wall" and the "Great Attractor"
- Spaceship controls to speed up, slow down or change direction
- Graphic "flight console" display marks your location, speed and flight direction
- Visit any of 30 000 stars and 30 000 galaxies
- Full-color images of all planets and their moons
- Internet database links for more information on any object
- Markers for all known extrasolar planets
- Over one hour of narrated video clips, covering 18 different space topics such as the Big Bang, dark matter and black holes.
- Video narration by former Star Trek: Deep Space 9 actress Chase Masterson
- "Heads-up Display" automatically identifies nearby objects
- "Find" command quickly locks on any planet, star or galaxy
- 64 page User's Guide with complete instructions
- Buy Now
- Take an Online Tour
- Download a Trial Version of Starry Night Backyard
- Comparison Chart: Beginner / Backyard / Pro
- Awards
System Requirements
To run Deep Space Explorer you need:
WindowsTM: PC with a PentiumTM or higher processor, color monitor, CD-ROM drive, sound card and Windows 95/98/ME/XP/2000 or Windows NTTM4.0 or later. Requires 32MB RAM and 150MB of hard disk space.
MacintoshTM:PowerPCTM or better, color monitor, CD-ROM drive, sound card and System 8.6 or later. Requires 32MB RAM and 150MB of hard disk space.
