Planetarium program "Hallo Northern Sky" version 3.2.0

[han59]

Hello all,

Version 3.2.0 of the free planetarium program "Hallo Northern Sky" has just been  released. A new animation menu was added which can demonstrate planetary phenomena,  find eclipses and occultations but it can also demonstrate star proper motion in e.g. M4 using the UCAC4 star database.
 

Program webpage:

http://www.hnsky.org/software.htm

 

Some new animations made with HNSKY version 3.2.0 on YouTube:

Star proper motion in global cluster M4 over a period of 8000 years. Note the animation uses linear proper motion of the UCAC4 which will differ from reality since stars will rotate around the center of gravity. M4  exist already a very long time and will not evaporate in 8000 years. Watch also the stars outside M4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDH_mR7oWZk

Animation of Neptune, moon Triton and some stars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dm8kFz_AbE

Transit of Mars across Jupiter in year 2223 visible from Asia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lFt_C8tPJk

Han K

The animation menu of HNSKY:

 

[dweller25]

Brilliant work Han, thanks for sharing

 

[John]

Thanks very much for this updated version. I've installed it this evening so I'll see how I get on with it.

[Dave In Vermont]

Thank you very much, Han! I love test-piloting new planetarium-software. This one is new to me.

Keep up the great work!

Dave