var fDesc=new Array(); fDesc[0] = ""Hallo Northern Sky" or HNSKY is a full feature planetarium program for Windows. Free with 30.000 deep sky objects and the TYCHO2++ 4.5 million star database up to magnitude 12.5. After downloading the GSC 1.2 or the USNO UCAC4 it displays stars up to magnitude 16. The Sun, Moon, the planets and their major moons are all displayed with surface features. Comet and asteroid databases and with hundreds of DSS deep sky images which will blend in at the correct size and orientation. It has an integrated deep sky help file and 21 non-English menus.
In can control almost any telescope using the ASCOM interface program.

Downloading of additional DSS images via the internet is fully integrated. Just select an area and select download. After a few second the DSS image will pop in HNSKY at the correct size and orientation."; function tShowHide(id, show) { var s = document.getElementById("desc"); if ((s.innerHTML.length<=212 || show==1) && show!=2) { s.innerHTML = fDesc[id]; if (document.getElementById('m1')) document.getElementById('m1').style.display='none'; if (document.getElementById('m2')) document.getElementById('m2').style.display='none'; if (document.getElementById('more_txt')) document.getElementById('more_txt').style.display='inline'; } else { s.innerHTML = ''; } }