Amazing Universe III makes learning fun. (Link-Up, Sept 95); Unlike most CD-ROMs that offer rather pointless, fragmentary videos lasting only a few seconds, Amazing Universe III has full-length featurettes that run, in the case of one called "The Sun and Beyond," as long as 8 1/2 minutes with narration plus spooky electronic music...Amazing Universe III is definitely one of the more effective multi-media discs on the market. (EQUINOX, Oct 95); The SkyView part of the program is one of the best I have seen. All dialog boxes are fully equipped with appropriate and logical titles and subtitles. In my judgment, this program, although designed with the beginner in mind, has a great deal to offer even the experienced amateur.
Book Description
Over 550 Sensational Images. We have hand-picked the best images from the tens of thousands taken by spacecraft and observatories. Fascinating microscopic images show the tiniest details on the other spectrum of our universe. Uncompressed and ready to explore, many of these images have never been printed in any book or magazine.
Select, Zoom In, Explore and Enjoy. Our powerful image processing software, allows you to magnify the smallest details of these incredible scenes. Original music composed for Amazing Universe III will delight the young and the old. Perfect for students, astronomers, educators, ministers, writers, and all who are curious about the wonders that lie beyond and within our small planet. See Our Solar System as Never Before! The mysterious face on Mars - it is an alien artifact or natural phenomenon? You decide. The active volcano on Io, the mysterious dark spot of Neptune, Triton's incredible geyser, the 'dusty spokes' in Saturn's rings, the Great Red Spot on Jupiter - the largest storm on all the planets!
Galaxies Galore! Andromeda, M81, the peculiar Sombrero Galaxy, and more. Remarkable new images from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, including: Nebulas - explosions in deep space, Super Nova 1987A - a million times more powerful than our sun! Quasars - the most distant known objects in the universe, Black Hole Candidates M32 and NGC2997 - are they black holes? Decide for yourself
Video Video Video! Extraordinary videos detail the life cycle of a star, the testing of the space shuttle aircraft on earth and in orbit, the Explorer and Mercury flights, Gemini and the first spacewalk, the first trip to the moon, our amazing sun and beyond, the Big Bang theory, and President John F. Kennedy's Challenge!
Skyview Planetarium Software. Set your computer at your location and automatically generate accurate star charts. Animate the sky and see the planets, stars and moon move in real time! Many more features. Great fun and a real educational experience. PlanetWatch. Solar System Simulation Software. Step back a few hundred million miles and witness the orbital excursions of our planets around the sun. Set to any date and view the alignments. This program is a blast!
Microscopic Mania! Awesome microscopic images show the tiniest details of diatoms, algae, amoeba, bacteria, fleas, ticks, parasites, pollen, dust mites, mold, a dog tapeworm, a chick embryo, clam larvae, the piercing end of a mosquito and much more! Constellation Fascination! 88 recognized constellations with fascinating text and history about each one, such as Ursa Major and Minor (Big and Little Dipper), Pegasus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Cepheus, and the Zodiac signs like Scorpius and Pisces.
Amazing Astronomer's Tools! Learn about the wide range of tools used by astronomers world-wide, such as reflectors to observe radio and radar signals, refracting and reflecting telescopes, infrared photometers, heliostats, space vehicles, and much more. Plus...Hubble Satellite photos before and after the 1993 repairs, history of space travel with spectacular photography, Planet Statistics such as length of day and year, diameter, and distance from the sun, enchanting, original music, informative narrations and fascinating video combine to produce a true multimedia experience
Requires Windows, sound card and CD-ROM drive.
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