StarParty is designed to aid observational astronomers at the telescope. As its name suggest, it provides an informational database of deep sky objects and stars, most of which are visible in a small to medium sized telescopes. Using StarParty during an observing session can enhance the visual astronomer's viewing experience by providing information about the objects or stars they are viewing as well as being able to arrange the objects to be viewed in useful ways. Observers with Celestron Nexstar telescopes with "GoTo" capabilities can use StarParty to automatically slew to a desired object (requires an optional cable which is not supplied).
MAC users should download the StarParty Raw file.
Requires AppForge runtime "Booster" which can be downloaded here Version 1.7 (2/14/04) - Changes to this version include user defined date and time, a "Find" feature that allows objects and stars to be searched, and the "Filter" screen has been enhanced to include sorting.