Astronomical software for BCE Thuban era

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Astronomical software options for exploring the night skies of 5000 years ago include SOLEX, which supports epochs from -30000 to 30000 and runs well on older operating systems. Users have noted limitations with current software like Space.Com's Night Sky Explorer, which only goes back to 200 BC. Stellarium is praised for its features, but there is a desire for a hybrid program that combines Stellarium with Google Earth for better visualization of celestial events against a realistic horizon. The discussion highlights the need for more advanced tools to study ancient astronomy. Overall, there is a clear interest in software that can accurately simulate historical night skies.
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Hi,

I am a newb interested in prehistory: I'd like to gaze on night skies of 5000 years ago, is this possible please?

I already have Space.Com 'Night Sky Explorer' but this only gets me back to 200 BC.

Please advise.

Many thanks ;)

Ric
 
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Old skies, old program! Runs happily under XP and earlier, not sure about Vista or Windows7. Epochs from -30000 to =30000.

Try SOLEX http://chemistry.unina.it/~alvitagl/solex/
 
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czrys said:
Old skies, old program! Runs happily under XP and earlier, not sure about Vista or Windows7. Epochs from -30000 to =30000.

Try SOLEX http://chemistry.unina.it/~alvitagl/solex/

Thanks :)

I'm using Stellarium at the moment which is fantastic -

but!

when will someone bring out a Stellarium-Google Earth hybrid so that we can relate heavenly phenomena to a tolerably accurate virtual horizon please?

Ric
 
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