Starry Night Pro Plus 5.0 Astronomy Software Win/Mac [DVD]

Starry Night Pro Plus lets stargazers ger more out of their hobby. The comprehensive astronomy software will help any lover of the night sky explore the universe more effectively Breathtaking images and a powerful suite of features make this software the brightest star in the world of astronomy!
Customer Review: not yet there
don't buy this yet. it's harder than heck to install--had 3 shots trying to install with everything else (virus programs, etc.) turned off. Oh, it shouldn't be this tough.
Finally once it somehow did install, I see it has lots of foreign locations to designate your home location, but not much good for cities over 100,000 in the US. Want to install in Russia or Kazaksta or Ghana or Egypt or Peru (Talara Peru for example) or Argentina, go right ahead. But, for example, no locations in Indiana US such as Gary, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Terre Haute, Evansville. So they've left out a lot of US people. You can install in Evora in Portugal and Horsens in Denmark (nothing personal, I just wonder how may purchasers there may be in Evora (55,000) or Horsens (55,000), versus Fort Wayne (220,000)or South Bend (160,000) or Evansville (120,000). Also, registration of the product is difficult. So US purchasers, be aware that this is not necessarily US-friendly, and it is not easy to install. I had hoped for better understanding of a US customer base, but maybe they are looking up into the skies instead of at who might likely buy their stuff. I have purchased earlier versions of this software but current install issues plus poor US locations (uh, to explain, you put in your location so the software shows your own night sky, thus your location is important for useability, it's not just a trivial registration information type of thing) show this in not yet ready for the big time. It's a shame because they otherwise might have a very good product.

Customer Review: save your cash
Please be aware that this program is not nearly as stable as version 4.5. Here are the issues I have with this new version, besides the crazy price:

1.) After repeated attempts to install the program from the provided DVD, I had to copy the contents to the hard drive to get the installation to work.

2.) Registration is now FORCED. In the past Imaginova provided the registration number with the product, not anymore.

3.) I have the latest video card on the market, yet any attempt to view the Milky Way results in a program crash.

4.) The new interface takes up too much space...and what happened to the slider bar on the zoom!? Poor handling of how to adjust time and date.

Generally I suggest that this software is significantly overpriced. Add to that the take-it or leave-it attitude with the Imaginova staff, and your better off saving your cash. Get the cheaper version or just go to the now updated RedShift.
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