Starry Night 8 - Professional Astronomy Telescope Control Software for Mac. Starry Night Pro Plus 8 is our fully featured flagship program, tailored for the astronomer who wants the very best in-class astronomy software and telescope control experience.

Improved DeepSky Database
Version 8 includes a 36,000 object, up-to-date, cross-referenced database built from various source catalogs

Improved Telescope Control
Starry Night 8 supports all telescopes that are supported by Ascom. Plus, connect SkyFi 3 with Starry Night too.

3D Binary Stars
Version 8 accurately renders stars as 3D bodies with classification color, surface texture and relative radii.

Data Backup and Cloud Sync
Backup your data to our secure cloud storage, sync it across Starry Night & SkySafari, and access it on LiveSky.com.

Redesigned Interactive SkyGuide
Web-delivered multimedia reveals the science of the solar system, stars, galaxies, and the known universe.

OpenGL Graphics
High performance OpenGL graphics set the industry standard for excellence in astronomy software.

Key features include

• Apollo 11 Mission Data
• Data Backup and Cloud Sync
• Improved DeepSky Database
• Improved Telescope Control
• New Dark Theme
• New Audio Descriptions
• Stars and Exoplanets in 3D
• Simple, fast, user-optimized interface
• All-Sky CCD Mosaic
• 5 multi-wavelength full sky surveys
• Fully featured with a complete object database
• Redesigned Live SkyGuide
• Maxim DL Plugin

What's New:

Version 8.0:

Data Backup and Cloud Sync
Backup your data to our secure cloud storage, sync it across Starry Night & SkySafari, and access it on LiveSky.com.

Improved DeepSky Database
Explore a new, up-to-date, 36,000 object, cross-referenced database, built from various source catalogs.

Improved Telescope Control
Telescope control has been redesigned to offer a modern, sleek looking, user experience,

Open Astronomy Log
With the international standard for astronomical logging now export your data to Open Astronomy Log (OAL) format.

Sky Calendar
Explore a hand picked list of the most interesting celestial objects to observe each evening.

Audio Descriptions
Hours of descriptive audio for over 400 of the most interesting night sky objects. Click and listen!

Maps & Location Services
Auto-detect your home location and choose additional observing sites quickly and accurately.

Interactive Live SkyGuide
Web-delivered multimedia reveals the science of the solar system, stars, galaxies, and the known universe.

Binary Star Systems
3D models of eight beautiful and accurately rendered binary stars!

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