Coeli Stella 2000  
From: Swimming Elk Software
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  Version 4.0   
  Release date March 15, 1999   
 File size 2.8MB  
  Downloads 30,524   
  License Shareware   
  Minimum reqs. Windows 95/NT, 16MB RAM   
  Approx. download time 13 min. at 28.8 kbps   

Description: Coeli Stella 2000 lets you examine realistic skies in real time. It includes an observing log, a live ephemeris, a location browser, and a sophisticated search embracing planets, comets, DSOs and more than 15,500 stars. Effects include scintillation, extinction, refraction, and precession in point-source, photo plate, and spotlight display modes, with the complete Messier catalog in image icons. This version includes a fully-integrated hypertext guide to the solar system and makes available a comprehensive astronomical glossary.