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Solar Viewer 1.0
Free Yahoo! NASA widget for your Mac more>> Free Yahoo! NASA widget for your Mac
Solar Viewer is a free Yahoo! widget that features NASAs Solar Viewer that allows you to see todays images of the Sun on your desktop. These near realtime images come from NASA/ESAs SOHO mission, NASA TRACE mission, and the Big Bear Observatory.
System requirements:
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Enhancements
- The Solar Viewer is version 1.0. It has been tested on both the Mac and PC platform.
Mt. Erebus Volcano Observatory Eruption News 2.1
This widget displays the ten most recent entries from the Mt. Erebus Volcano Observatory Eruption Log more>> <<less

The Beautiful Universe: Chandra X-ray Observatory iPhone Wallpaper 1.0
Download the beautiful high-energy Universe to your iPhone with images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. more>> <<less
HKWeather 1.8
HKWeather - A widget that fetches Hong Kong local weather through a local observatory more>> HKWeather - A widget that fetches Hong Kong local weather through a local observatory
HKWeather is a lovely dashboard widget that grabs Hong Kong local weather from a local observatory.
Enhancements
- Fixed wrong current day and forecast day.
- More resilience for acquiring information in remote site.
- Updated for Leopard
AstroAirmass 1.6
AstroAirmass makes airmass plots more>>
Resolve an object name through SIMBAD or put coordinates, choose an observatory and a date, and go!
If you have the Python module biggles installed, you can save the plot and open it with Preview.
Drop me a mail to add your plotting script (e.g. in Perl).
Sunspots 1.0
Sunspots - Displays an image of the current sunspots more>>
The widget fetches SOHOs latest MDI picture from http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/.
SOHO, the Solar & Heliospheric Observatory, is a spacecraft observing our Sun, launched in 1995 by the European Space Agency ESA and by the American National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
SubRosaSoft DesktopSun 1.0
SubRosaSoft DesktopSun will prove to be a beneficial as well as reliable software which downloads real time pictures of the Sun (Sol) from the SOHO observatory and sets it as your desktop picture. more>>
SubRosaSoft DesktopSun 1.0 will prove to be a beneficial as well as reliable software which downloads real time pictures of the Sun (Sol) from the SOHO observatory and sets it as your desktop picture. If left running it will update this map every 6 hours. A fascinating toy and useful tool.
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.2 or higher, less untested
Sunlit Earth 1.0
Sunlit Earth - This simple and aesthetic widget will display the sunlit portion of the Earth more>>

Hong Kong Weather 1.8
Hong Kong Weather is a highly-efficient, high-quality widget that fetches Hong Kong local weather through local observatory. more>> Hong Kong Weather 1.8 is a highly-efficient, high-quality widget that fetches Hong Kong local weather through local observatory. The Temperature, forecast and weather warning is considerably more accurate than the Weather widget provided by Apple.
Hong Kong Weather displays Traditional Chinese or English location name. Please refer to our website to see more screenshots and detail.
Enhancements:
- Fixed wrong current day and forecast day.
- More resilience for acquiring information in remote site.
- Updated for Leopard
Scisoft 2009.9.1
Scisoft will make you satisfied because it is created to provide a uniform software distribution of astronomical data reduction and analysis software at all of ESO’s observatories. more>> <<less
License:Freeware
Hong Kong Weather Warnings 0.4.3
Hong Kong Weather Warnings is a small yet handy add-on for peoples in Hong Kong SAR. more>>
Hong Kong Weather Warnings 0.4.3 is a small yet handy add-on for peoples in Hong Kong SAR.
It will display current weather information and warnings announced by the Hong Kong Observatory.
After installed this extension, FireFox will visit The Hong Kong Observatory webpage every 5 minutes to retrieve the most update weather information and warnings for Hong Kong.
If any weather warnings is in active, HKWW will display a small icon in the FireFox status bar to notify you about the latest warnings.
All weather information was provided by the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO). Hong Kong Weather Warnings (HKWW) has obtained the authorization from the HKO to reproduce/re-disseminate information obtainable from the HKO's website for NON-COMMERCIAL use
Enhancements: Updated to handle the new data format provided by the Hong Kong Observatory.
<<lessScisoft OSX 2006.4.1
Scisoft OSX - Astronomical software collection more>>
Scisoft OSX, while not an ESO project, is similar in spirit. It is meant to be a quick way to install many of the most used data reduction packages on a new Mac running Mac OSX.
The core packages included in Scisoft OSX are IRAF, Pyraf, MIDAS, Python and Python extensions.
Mt. Erebus Eruption News 2.1
Mt. Erebus Eruption News is regarded as a convenient as well as useful tool that is created to allow you to display the ten most recent entries from the Mt. Erebus Volcano Observatory Eruption Log. more>>
Mt. Erebus Eruption News 2.1 is regarded as a convenient as well as useful tool that is created to allow you to display the ten most recent entries from the Mt. Erebus Volcano Observatory Eruption Log.
It gives links to information on the most recent eruptions and statistics about the volcano in Antarctica. Each entry can be clicked and will take you to the article in the Eruption Log.
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Starry Night 6.3.3
Starry Night revolutionizes the way to increase your in-the-field observing success. more>>
Starry Night 6.3.3 revolutionizes the way to increase your in-the-field observing success.
Use the Events Finder to choose targets, or make your own Observing List for a specific night or for specific objects of interest. Print out three-view starhopping charts customized to your equipment that effortlessly guide you to challenging objects. With extensive data sets, advanced telescope control, and comprehensive observational tools, Starry Night Pro is a powerful program designed for the serious astronomer. Transform your computer into a sophisticated virtual observatory.
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