AstroGrav is an astronomy software program that allows you to simulate how astronomical objects move and interact under the force of gravity. It features superb interactive 3D graphics which allow you to move around within a many-body astronomical system, while watching how it evolves with the passage of time. A wide variety of sample files are provided, including Solar System, space mission, and abstract systems, and these enable you to experiment with the astronomy software without having to enter your own data. The comprehensive editing facilities allow you to either create your own astronomical systems, or to modify existing ones, and provide you with an almost endless scope for experimentation and investigation. AstroGrav calculates how astronomical objects move according to Newton`s Law of Gravitation, and displays the results as they are calculated so that you can watch the system evolve as in a movie. AstroGrav is very accurate, dynamically calculates orbits as a system evolves, deals correctly with object collisions, and can cope simultaneously with objects on many different timescales. AstroGrav is available for both Mac and Windows, comes complete with a tutorial and full documentation, and you can download a fully functional 15 day trial version for evaluation.
Type :
Shareware ($59.00) »
EULAOS Support : Windows All + Vista
Date stamp / Size : Nov, 29. 2006 / 17593 kBytes
Asked : 600 MHz Intel Pentium III processor or equivalent, 128 MB RAM, 50 MB disk space
Update history of AstroGrav (Windows)v1.8 (November, 4. 2009)
Added several new commands for manipulating model windows. Made improvements to the handling of date and time units. Made improvements to tool bars and added new tool palettes. Added new preferences for specifying the positions of tool bars and status bars. Various minor bug fixes and improvements.
v1.7.2 (June, 23. 2009)
Added a facility to save and restore family patterns in the 'Edit/New Family...' command. Added two new sample simulations. Corrected a fault that made selecting a large number of objects take too long. Corrected the 'Evolve/Run Backward' keyboard shortcut. Various minor bug fixes and improvements.
v1.7.1 (May, 19. 2009)
Added an object's speed to its label when selected on a model window. Added an object's speed and magnitude to its information popup. Corrected a fault that could cause AstroGrav to not run at all on some PCs. Added a preview panel to the color chooser. Various minor bug fixes and improvements.
v1.7 (February, 15. 2009)
Added facilities for selecting multiple objects. Added commands to cut, copy, and paste selections. Improved the commands for deleting and merging objects. Simplified the addition of new objects. Added a new 'Type' field to the physical elements of objects. Various minor bug fixes and improvements.
v1.6.2 (September, 5. 2008)
Improved the way that evolution is indicated on the status line. Corrected a fault that could cause part of an orbit to be drawn incorrectly. Corrected a fault in the calculation of object magnitudes. Significantly speeded up the drawing of model windows. Various minor bug fixes and improvements.
v1.5 (December, 4. 2007)
Added an animated and interactive full screen mode. Added recently discovered objects to the Solar System sample simulations and changed their start date to 01/01/2008. Speeded up simulation evolution, tree display, and phase drawing. Various minor bug fixes and improvements.
Distribution permissions for AstroGrav (Windows)
You may redistribute an unregistered copy of the AstroGrav Software by any means (CDROM, cover disk, web site, etc) as long as you do not change the original package, and distribute only the original package.
