New Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Pack

August 2004 – The Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Pack, Deluxe Edition software package arrives for the astronomy-curious of all ages. Featuring an innovative browser format and brilliantly realistic guided tours, Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Pack is the newest offering from Imaginova Corp., developers and publishers of the award-winning line of Starry Night products and Space.com.

“The Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Pack, Deluxe Edition offers a complete package to first time users, that gets them up and viewing in minutes,” said Seth Meyers, V.P., Product Development, Imaginova Consumer Products & Experiences. “We want people to have fun learning about space and astronomy, so this new product lets users hitch a ride on a comet, travel in time to watch eclipses, and blast off on starship explorations. Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Pack, Deluxe Edition is a great, affordable way to introduce your entire family to the wonders of the night sky, with everything you need to get started.”

Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Pack, Deluxe Edition includes an unparalleled array of resources for those new to astronomy: Starry Night two CD-ROM software set with Web-linked updates; Deep Space Explorer CD-ROM; Sky Theater DVD; and Starry Night Companion illustrated book. The Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Pack software offers 50 interactive guided tours of the night sky, including seasonal tours of the stars and constellations; the solar system; top ten brightest stars; top twenty star clusters, nebulae and galaxies; and best of show from the Hubble Space Telescope. Following the simple Sky Guide browser format, aspiring astronomers can blast off to view the cosmos from Earth or any other planet within hundreds of light years from the sun, and learn to identify stars, planets or constellations from any angle. The software features an extensive scientific database of stars and planets in the sky from 200 BC to 3000 AD. Users can print handy star charts for outdoor stargazing, and even save color images to create original space designs. The Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Pack software also links directly to the web for exclusive, automatic updates of new discoveries and data of comets, asteroids and satellites.

In addition to the software, Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Pack, Deluxe Edition includes the Deep Space Explorer CD-ROM, an interactive 3D odyssey with world-renowned astronomer Brent Tully. It also includes Sky Theater, a 104-minute DVD that takes viewers on a voyage throughout the solar system. Lastly, Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Pack, Deluxe Edition includes the Starry Night Companion, a bonus 192-page illustrated book, with overviews of the basics of astronomy, hints and tips on sky-watching, and a helpful glossary of astronomical terms.

The Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Pack, Deluxe Edition has a suggested retail price of $49.95, and is available at major retail outlets such as CompUSA and BestBuy, www.starrynight.com, or by calling (800) 252-5417. Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Pack software is Windows XP and Macintosh OS X 10.3 compatible.

SOURCE Imaginova