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Deep-Sky Planner
Observation Planning & Logging Software for Astronomers

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Published Reviews

A very nice review by Tom Trusock appears on CloudyNights.com
(Mar 2008)

Read a review by author Robert Reeves (Spring 2007 issue of Amateur Astronomy magazine.)

A very complimentary review by author David Ratledge appears in the April 2007 issue of Sky & Telescope magazine.

This review also appears in the May/June 2007 issue of Australian Sky & Telescope magazine.

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Deep-Sky Planner™ 4
Observation Planning & Logging Software for Astronomers

Deep-Sky Planner 4 CD

Deep-Sky Planner 4 astronomy planning software for Windows provides the powerful, accurate tools you need to make your time at the telescope more efficient and enjoyable. Whether you observe planets, comets, minor planets (asteroids), carbon stars, doubles, variables or deep-sky objects, Deep-Sky Planner 4 helps you get more from your visual and photographic observing time. Use it indoors to prepare or at the telescope while observing.
Users are satisfied and reviews are positive. Try it and find out why Deep-Sky Planner really is engineered for your observing needs.	"I've never had it so easy in preparing observing lists." - John O, Pennsylvannia
	"I am enjoying Deep-Sky Planner. It's got the best interface I've come across in all the observation planning programs I've tried." - Mark T, California

Product Highlights

Data

Support for Sun, moon, planets, comets, minor planets (asteroids) and over 300,000 cataloged objects is included. The catalog data is treated differently than any other software in the industry. See why.

Reporting

Many report styles are included for planning and logging. Each can be printed, or saved in HTML or plain text format. Contents are customizable. See how.

Logging

The logging facility is integrated with all planning features. The software learns which observing session and equipment you are using as you enter observations so that your workflow is optimized. The log is fully searchable and electronically portable. See how.

Star Charting

Deep-Sky Planner interoperates with leading planetarium software products giving you the very best star charting functions available. Use with TheSky6™, Starry Night®, Redshift™ and Cartes du Ciel. See how.

Controlling Telescopes

Enjoy GO TO control of your telescope, and receive real-time feedback from your telescope or digital setting circles (uses ASCOM) See how.

Ease of Use

Unlike most observing software, Deep-Sky Planner is designed to follow Microsoft's Windows Logo product guidelines. The software interacts with Windows in many standard ways that most observing software doesn't. See how.

Deep-Sky Planner is approved for use with Windows Vista™.
Read more in a Deep-Sky Planner White Paper

Vista ready!

Watch a short slide show to see how easy it is to:

plan deep-sky observing
plan double star observing
plan variable star observing
plan planetary observing
plan comet observing
use telescope control
use star chart interoperation

And More!

There's much more that makes Deep-Sky Planner a serious solution to your astronomy planning software needs. Click to learn more, and if you have any questions about the product, you are welcome to contact the author.

Deep-Sky Planner 4 is available directly from Knightware

Please visit the Knightware Store to make your secure online purchase with PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express. Shipping is free.
Deep-Sky Planner 4 has a 30 day money back guarantee (see policies).
Clubs and educational institutions can also qualify for reduced pricing on small volume orders - see Knightware's Discount Program for details.

Hardware and software requirements:

You need the following hardware and operating system software to run the product:

PC with Intel Pentium CPU or later (or a fully compatible and equivalent CPU)
Windows 2000, XP or Vista
Internet Explorer 5.5 or later (for HTML Help)
128 MB RAM for Windows 2000 or XP; 512 MB RAM for Windows Vista
114 MB of hard disk space
SVGA or later video
CD-ROM drive (for installation)
a pointing device (mouse) is recommended but not required

This product has been tested with Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1, including installations on multiple user accounts.