National Geographic Presents: RedShift 5 Planetarium Software

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Product Features

• User-friendly resource providing stunning deep-sky photography
• Hailed as the world leader in astronomy software
• Info based on latest discoveries and established star catalogs
• Tracking and visualization tools; chart asteroids, comets, and meteor showers
• Thrilling points of view anywhere in solar system at unique vantage points

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00032HEY0
• Item model number: CS-522S
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 1, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,207 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #26 in Software > Education & Reference > Geography
  • #47 in Software > Education & Reference > Secondary Education > Science
  • #75 in Software > Education & Reference > Science
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

National Geographic Redshift 5 turns your personal computer into a personal planetarium! This user-friendly resource provides you with stunning deep-space photography and a guide to the latest discoveries. Advanced tracking and visualization tools let you track thousands of asteroids, comets and even meteor showers. It's your complete guide to the night skies. Study the authoritative content of 100 deep sky objects from the Caldwell catalog

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating AND Disappointing, April 20, 2006

By 

jane bo "janebo" (canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic Presents: RedShift 5 Planetarium Software (CD-ROM)

I too, have installed lots of software but I'm not impressed with this one---firstly, I tried it on Win98se---message: "Redshift 5 has encountered an error & must close". To which it closes & refuses to run at all. Tried it on WinXPsp1. "Redshift 5 has encountered an error & must close". Got a brand new P4 with a 250GB drive & a fresh copy of WinXPsp2. "Redshift 5 has encountered an error & must close". I can run it with the cd & even though I do have my key/activation code, I can download *limited* updates, but only for certain spacecraft--no galaxies or stars. No meteor showers at all. If I take the cd out of my dvd drive & try to run it, "Redshift 5 has encountered an error & must close". Even if I put the cd back in. In fact I have to delete every single entry of it in the registry & Windows or it will not reinstall---which is very irritating when you've customized it because you have to reinstall the entire program again from scratch!!! They have the WORST support site I've ever seen, not a single faq on Redshift at all! The switching back & forth to a pointer & a sky drag cursor rather than having an "adaptive" cursor like StarryNight, is a Drag as well. I was psyched & really looking forward to playing with it when I ordered it but I expected a lot better too. Not good with 2 thumbs DOWN! "Redshift 5 has encountered an error & must close".

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I thought it was good anyway, January 21, 2007

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jediyoda8 "Astronomy guy" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic Presents: RedShift 5 Planetarium Software (CD-ROM)

I actually have had great succes with this product. I recieved Redshift 3 as a Christmas gift when I was in middle school, and now I'm a Teaching Assistant for an Astronomy class at the school I attend. The class comes with some planetarim software, but it's no where near as capable or user friendly as Redshift. Starry Night is another popular one, and I would certainly recomend it too, but it's more expensive than Redshift, so this is a good economic choice. As for the technical support, I actually have Redshift 5.1, which I was unable to update from the website. I e-mailed the tech crew and within a few days they responded by letting me know that Redshift 5.1 is the already updated version. In addition, I was able to download any of the add-ons that I wanted from their website and I found a list of FAQs which helped my solve the initial trouble I was having with my serial number.

24 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It wouldn't let me register..., August 24, 2005

By 

Wally Hollander "Forecaster" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Geographic Presents: RedShift 5 Planetarium Software (CD-ROM)

Hi,
I have installed lots of software, but Red Shift 5.0 has me stumped! I tried on-line to register my SN, but it keeps giving me a 'error'. Also no email support! I tried there on-line web support,but it said my probelm did not fit a certain creteria so had to just give up. I might add I can run the program if I use the CD each time, but since I couldn't register I now won't be able to update any of the comets data, etc. I had expected better!
Wally..