Mark Taylor wrote:

> FWIW, I *think* I've already decided against Megastar (which seems to
> excel at database accuracy/cross-referencing), ECU, and SkyMap Pro for
> various reasons. And also against The Sky (level IV) mainly for price.

> I don't particularly care about it being a good observing planner/log
> or printing fancy star charts. Mainly I just want accurate ephemerides
> and visualization.
>
> Anyone with similar preferences out there? What do you use/like?
> Any other thoughts? TIA !!
>
> Mark

Mark, I hate to throw one back into the hunt, but I have to put in my
$.02 about Skymap Pro. It's excellent! They have just come out with
Skymap Pro 5. It shows Jupiter's satellites, 8 of Saturn's, and 5 of
Uranus's. And I guess it has even more stars with Hipparcos precision
(if that's worded right). They've even added the PK planetaries. I
currently have Skymap Pro 4 (5 is on the way). See here:
http://skymap.com/smp5_new_features.htm

Good Luck pickin'
Rick Keil

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