The "red bulb" feature is useful when using software outside on a laptop on a dark night.[3]
According to the programmer, Patrick Chevalley, it was released as freeware because "I’d rather see amateurs spend their money for a new eyepiece than for astronomy software".[4]
^"The Silicon Sky Part I: Planetariums for PCs - Uncle Rod". Cloudy Nights. Retrieved Aug 7, 2021.
^"Virtual Moon Atlas". sourceforge.net. 2 May 2023.
Thompson, Robert Bruce; Thompson, Barbara Fritchman (2005). Astronomy Hacks. O'Reilly. ISBN9780596100605. OCLC 64594529.
Clark, Jane (2015). Viewing and Imaging the Solar System : A Guide for Amateur Astronomers. Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series. Springer. ISBN9781461451792. OCLC 1120670814.
Parkerson, Stuart (28 October 2019). "Cartes du Ciel Version 4.2 Planetarium Software". Astronomy Technology Today. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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