Lunar Calculator v2.3

This v2 release has SEAMLESS Clementine display. Click here for SCREEN SHOTS

Features:

• over 7,400 craters, mons, etc including landing sites
• Full 3-D accurate topocentric libration
• upside-down and mirror reversed capability
• USGS texture, Clementine imagery, USGS-Clementine blend, wire frame
• Clementine and USGS high resolution imagery to 0.5km (0.3 mile) per pixel
• Dynamic shading of the USGS map: reversed highlights/shadows for post full Moon time, reduced texture for high Sun angles away from the terminator, and crater rims and peaks on the dark side of the terminator
• re-sizeable up to 1200x1200
• contrast/brightness/earthshine control
• "Go to" and "identify" features
• crater outline and grid overlays
• choice to create orthographic/geocentric rendering
• animating libration graphs; notes full Moon and whether limb light/dark
• search for similar or stronger librations
• search for young and old crescents that satisfy your criteria
• NEW! Floating "bullseye" scale.
• NEW! Navigation Box: In a mini-window, the current view is outlined on the full disk.
• NEW! Toggle on/off maria/mountain chain markers.
• NEW! Toggle on/off the RASC IKW features (Isabelle K Williamson)
• NEW! Calculates distance between 2 clicked points
• NEW! schedule/table of libration/colongitude values
• NEW! added illumination and elongation to most output
• NEW! IKW (Isabel Williamson) Lunar Observing Program features (from RASC, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada)
• NEW! searches for altitude/aziumth conditions to satisfy your visual and photographic needs
• user specified (artificial) librations
• user specified prefered magnifications
• automatic grid spacing
• multiple observatory sites
• multi-language support! English, Deutsch, Italiano, Français are available.
• detailed HELP file

Version 2.3 is a free upgrade to those who registered for version 1.x or 2.x! If you haven't heard from me in over a year, it's because both your original email and address have changed and my announcement letter was returned unopened or never answered. Please contact me. NOTE: The new version (2.1 to 2.3) requires the CD that was delivered since the version 2 release in May 2004. CDs before then do not contain the seamless Clementine nor the high res USGS. Version 2.3 does not require a new CD if you have the 2.0 up to or 2.2 release.

The registered version of Lunar Calculator v2 can be obtained for US $20 from:
Alister Ling
473 Burton Road
Edmonton, AB
T6R 2B1 CANADA
Payment can be in US cheque or money order. Sorry, no credit cards or paypal.
Even if you already have the Clementine CD, there is no price reduction because the delivery CD contains over 90 Meg of special image files.

What Clementine/USGS imagery is included?

• Registered users receive the NASA Vol 15 Clementine LDIM CD at no extra cost.
• Registered users also get the USGS texture map at 0.5 km (0.3 mile) per pixel
• In the free Lite mode, Lunar Calculator comes with Clementine imagery and USGS texure map and blends at 5 km (3 mi) per pixel, and has no expiry date . However, it is limited to a 35 day interval on each side of the day you run the program. In other words, if today is June 10, 2007, then the Lite version will work for days between May 5, 2007 to July 15, 2007. Also it will not plot the smallest features (less than 3km/1.8mi),
  
  USGS texture map

Animation of a lunar month from Lunar Calculator













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