Best astronomy mapping software

Hi all!

I am looking for a good (freeware) program to make good prints of star
charts. These are the things I want at my print
- detailed stars: up to magnitude +10 and it should be clear on the print
which stars have which magnitude
- good deep-sky database, with the deep-sky objects shown at angular size
- straight declination and RA lines (for easy coordinate determining)
the program should have the ability to zoom in and show more or less
deep-sky objects

I used to use Starcalc, but the DEC and RA lines are not straight and the
star databases are not that good.

Does someone know such a program?

Thanks in advance for your help!
Pieter
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"Pieter Tieghem" wrote in message
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Hi all!

I am looking for a good (freeware) program to make good prints of star
charts. These are the things I want at my print
- detailed stars: up to magnitude +10 and it should be clear on the print
which stars have which magnitude
- good deep-sky database, with the deep-sky objects shown at angular size
- straight declination and RA lines (for easy coordinate determining)
the program should have the ability to zoom in and show more or less
deep-sky objects

I used to use Starcalc, but the DEC and RA lines are not straight and the
star databases are not that good.

Does someone know such a program?

Thanks in advance for your help!
Pieter
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You would be hard pushed to do better than the freeware program Cartes du
Ciel
http://astrosurf.com/astropc/

dark skies
DS
Spudge

"Pieter Tieghem" wrote in message
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Hi all!

I am looking for a good (freeware) program to make good prints of star
charts. These are the things I want at my print
- detailed stars: up to magnitude +10 and it should be clear on the print
which stars have which magnitude
- good deep-sky database, with the deep-sky objects shown at angular size
- straight declination and RA lines (for easy coordinate determining)
the program should have the ability to zoom in and show more or less
deep-sky objects

I used to use Starcalc, but the DEC and RA lines are not straight and the
star databases are not that good.

Does someone know such a program?

Thanks in advance for your help!
Pieter
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change NO.SPAM to pieter.tieghem to mail me
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You would be hard pushed to do better than the freeware program Cartes du
Ciel
http://astrosurf.com/astropc/

dark skies
DS
Spudge

Hi Pieter,
Good to hear from you! Hope all is well.

Best freewa Cartes du Ciel

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-Stephen Paul

Hi Pieter,
Good to hear from you! Hope all is well.

Best freewa Cartes du Ciel

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-Stephen Paul

Best freewa Cartes du Ciel

Hi Stephen:

Yep, no doubt about it...and...it is VERY competitive with the commercial
offerings.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html

Best freewa Cartes du Ciel

Hi Stephen:

Yep, no doubt about it...and...it is VERY competitive with the commercial
offerings.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html

excellent product! the best money you won't spend g

peace,
jon


"Rod Mollise" wrote in message
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Best freewa Cartes du Ciel

Hi Stephen:

Yep, no doubt about it...and...it is VERY competitive with the commercial
offerings.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html

excellent product! the best money you won't spend g

peace,
jon


"Rod Mollise" wrote in message
...

Best freewa Cartes du Ciel

Hi Stephen:

Yep, no doubt about it...and...it is VERY competitive with the commercial
offerings.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html

"Stephen Paul" wrote in message ws.com...
Hi Pieter,
Good to hear from you! Hope all is well.

Yeah, I'm very fine, thanks!

I'll try Cartes du Ciel as everyone says, thanks for the quick help!!!

Pieter