TheSky6 Editions

TheSky6 is available in three Editions: Professional Edition, Serious Astronomer Edition and Student Edition. All Editions contain set of standard features. The more advanced editions contain additional functionality for the astronomy enthusiast.

Professional Edition

TheSky6 Professional Edition is designed for the advanced or professional astronomer. The Professional Edition contains the greatest number of features, largest databases and most pictures. See the table below for a list of additional features.

Serious Astronomer Edition

TheSky6 Serious Astronomer Edition is targeted for the amateur or hobbyist astronomer. It includes native telescope control for virtually all commercial telescopes and more. See the table below for a list of additional features.

Student Edition

TheSky6 Student Edition is for the budding or student astronomer. It is easy to use, yet contains a powerful set of features to help learn about the fascinating field of astronomy.

The table below outlines the differences in each edition.

Feature	Edition
Feature	Student	Serious Astronomer	Professional
Standard Features
Native Telescope Control
Minor Planets
Extended Minor Planets (display all known minor planets simultaneously)
Display Satellites
Data Wizard™
Field of View Indicators™
Integration with TPoint for Windows™
Image Manager
Minimum field of view of 30 arcseconds
One hundred thousand, high-resolution, fully integrated, PGC images
High-Resolution Moon photographs (100 meter resolution)
UCAC2 Stellar Catalog
USNOB Subset Stellar Catalog (fills out UCAC2)
Mosaic
Extensive scripting object model
Integration with CCDSoft's Auto-Astrometry
Integration with AutomaDome for complete, closed-loop, automated dome control
Includes Orchestrate Scripting Software
DVD format
Image Link™
Native support for the raw, USNO B1.0, 80 gigabyte catalog (catalog not included)
Integration with CCDSoft's CCD Camera Control
Integration with CCDSoft's Digitized Sky Survey support
Export Star Chart Layers
Internet Telescope support for accessing telescopes over the Internet, as part of the Internet Astronomy Software.
Astronomy Command Language (ACL) support
Paramount ME support.
Telescope Application Programming Interface (TeleAPI) allowing third party-custom telescope support