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| Application: | TONIGHT's SKY |
| Latest version: | Ver 0.60 |
| Language: | English |
| Development environment: | Basic4ppc |
| VGA-aware: | VGA version available |
| Licence: | Donationware |
| Protection: | 60-seconds reminder |
| Tested with: | iPAQ h2200, Asus A636N, Dell Axim X5 |
| Manual: | none |
| Installer QVGA PPC: | download (3.5MB) |
| Installer VGA PPC: | download (3.5MB) |
| PPC requirement: | .NET Compact Framework 2.0 |
| Plug-in: | Macromedia Pocket Flash Player 6 or higher |
| Recommended storage: | storage card |
Description: 
| "Tonight's Sky" is software for the purpose of selecting and playing Hubblesite's monthly Tonight's Sky flash shows (http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/tonights_sky/), which cannot be played properly in the Pocket Explorer. There are two versions, one for QVGA (240 x 320px) and another for VGA (480 x 640px) screens. The installer includes one Flash show. Others can be downloaded from the Hubblesite for free. Copy the downloaded *.swf files into the "shows" folder underneath the application directory. With 'Tonight's Sky' you may as well view the shows online. Select a year and a month, select online or offline and tap on the play button. The shows are best viewed in full screen and landscape mode. To do so, tap on the [full screen] button. The first Flash show was presented by hubblesite in July 2005. 'Tonight's Sky' also allows you to load your own Flash show if placed in the 'MyShows' subdirectory. However, the flash file should no exceed, say, 2MB. You need lots of device memory to play flash files. 'Tonight's Sky' requires the Macromedia Pocket Flash player version 6 or higher to be installed in device memory or storage card. Version 6 occupies the smallest amount of memory space and works well. The player was created by Macromedia and can be downloaded on this page for convenience. Please visit Adobe if you prefer a later version. In order to view a show in wide screen mode, your device must support landscape and VGA mode. There is no desktop version because the flash shows are best viewed with a desktop online at http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/tonights_sky/ |