Deep-Sky Planner
Observation Planning and Logging Software for Astronomers
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.
| Customers often report that Deep-Sky Planner has the best user interface among astronomy software products. That's no accident: it's a commitment to making your observing as productive and enjoyable as possible. See why. | "I've never had it so easy in preparing observing lists." - John O, Pennsylvannia |
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"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. |
| Vista | Deep-Sky Planner works with Windows Vista. Read more in a Deep-Sky Planner White Paper.  |
Now Playing...
Knightware is producing a free online video library to help you get up to speed quickly with our software products. You can watch Deep-Sky Planner 4 videos now by visiting the Video Library page.
In addition to videos, you can 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
There's much more that makes Deep-Sky Planner a serious solution to your astronomy planning and logging software needs. Click to learn more, and if you have any questions about the product, please contact the author.
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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 Deep-Sky Planner 4:
- 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 (32 bit), including installations on multiple user accounts.