For lovers of astronomy or astrology, a disk devoted
to the heavens with programs that are educational as well as useful.
Firstly there is a well-documented shareware program called MOONTRACKER
which combines astronomy and astrology with a little mysticism. The
first part charts the position of the sun and moon at any given time on
any given day whilst the second part is a farmers almanac exploring the
effects of the moon on the planting and cultivation of crops. If you
want to know the best time to plant your onions or water your cabbages,
this will tell you! Quite fascinating even if you are not Into organic
gardening! STARGAZE is an astronomy quiz which will test your knowledge
of the stars or explain the constellations. PLANETRM is a similar
program showing the major constellations In graphic form for you to try
and recognise in the night sky. HORIZON is for those who want to go into
astronomy a little more deeply and tells you where to look for a given
star or planet giving such details as the angle of azimuth and angle of
rising or setting of a star at any time or latitude. STARENC allows you
to check the probability of a star colliding with the Earth in the
future, trouble is what do you do when you find out when It's going to
happen? Last one Is MAROONED, a simple game in which you must identify a
planet from increasing amounts of information, in order to rescue your
spaceship. Many of the programs on this disk are ideal for introducing
youngsters to astronomy of for testing their knowledge.
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