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| Among software packages aimed at the professional or the serious student of astrology, Solar Fire is still thought by many to be the best available. This has been upgraded to Solar Fire Gold (v7), is produced by Esoteric Technologies in Australia and is also distributed by Astrolabe. Solar Maps 3 comes from the same people and is geared to all your astro*carto*graphy and local space activities, plus there are other applications, like the utility Astrotides that helps you understand lunar phases. |
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| There is a confusing plethora of astrology shareware
and freeware about, often with no guarantee of accuracy,
so it is better to stick with those applications that are recommended.
Many say in terms of freeware, there remains nothing more capable
than
Astrolog
5.41G.
A modern alternative that is truly staggering in
its technical
detail is called Riyal
for Windows and has the kind of features
not found in many professional packages.
It is a tribute to their authors and to spirit of the Internet,
that these programs stay entirely free to download. |
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| Shareware isn't free, but is often distributed
freely as trial versions, that you can register
to enjoy the full capabilities of the program, more cheaply than
most commercial software. For example, ZET is
an astrology program with some wonderful touches. There's
a Lite version to download for free, while registration entitles
you to two further levels of extra features. Written
by Anatoly Zaytsev, based in the Ukraine, if you like stellar
graphics you are sure to enjoy this application. |
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| No summary of computerised chart calculation
would be complete without mention of Alois Treindl
and the very excellent Astrodienst.
The range of options offered online in their Extended
Chart Selection is simply awesome, including
astro*carto*graphy, harmonics, solar and lunar returns, several kinds
of relationship horoscope, progressed composites and over ten thousand
named asteroids, just for starters. These options are all free to
everyone, so it's a great place to begin while you are thinking
over your first real software purchase. |
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