Hi,

Cliff wrote :

> As Ed Stewart has indicated, an update to Starry Night is available. When
> I received the update notice from Sienna they talked about a "PRO"
> version. When I bought mine at the beginning of the Windows 2.12 shipments
> there was no mention of a Pro version that I remember.
>
That's because it's new.

> My question is if there is enough difference between the Deluxe version
> and the Pro version to make it worth the upgrade ? I also use The Sky
> Level 4 version 5 and other astronomy software. How much larger is the Pro
> version over the Deluxe version so I can determine if it will "all" fit
> on my laptop's hard drive so no CD is necessary. CD's tend to be a bit
> hard on batteries while controlling the LX200.
>
Depends on you. They have a couple of other databases in the system now (
the Hipparcos & Tycho), you get Hertzprung-Russell diagrams of the area of
the sky you're looking at, & a lot more. Check out
http://www.siennasoft.com/english/pro.shtml for info.
I got it, and am happy with it.
Mike

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