Overview

What is Distant Suns - SETI@Home Version?

is an astronomy application for both casual skywatchers and amateur astronomers.

In depth

A closer look at Distant Suns - SETI@Home Version

Distant Suns allows you to explore the Solar System, visit Mars, observe the Earth move around its orbit, and view the sky over your location.

It contains a database of over 20,000 stars, and can display the sky from almost any date in history and any location on Earth or the solar system.

In conjunction with the SETI@Home group, which can be reached, the program is capable of reading SETI (Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence) data files, and display to the SETI@Home users the part of the sky that they are currently analyzing for signals from extraterrestrials.

In addition, the program includes charts and tables, a calendar, information about various celestial events, the ability to zoom, and printing capability.

Please note that Distant Suns also runs with Window 3.1.

Verdict

Should you download Distant Suns - SETI@Home Version?

Distant Suns - SETI@Home Version runs on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/Windows 10/11 and is available under the Freeware license — the installer is 5 MB. We’ve catalogued it under Astronomy.

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