Expert Astronomer v1.0

> Thank you for choosing Expert Astronomer.
>
> [...]
>
> Expert Astronomer comes with a variety of views already set up for
> you. If you double-click on the Expert Astronomer icon to start the
> program, you will see the title screen followed by an empty desktop
> with the Expert Astronomer menu bar. Pull down the File menu and
> select Open to display a dialog box listing the various views that
> are available. Double-click on the view that you want to open.
>
> Sometimes you will see a second window where you specify the
> Database to use. At this time, we have only one database and it is
> called "Exp Astro DB". Once you select the database, the view you
> selected will be displayed on the screen.
>
> Views that end in ".bw" were created to look best on Black & White
> monitors, but can be viewed on all machines.
>
> Views that end in ".Lapse" are set up for you to use the time lapse
> feature to show the movements of various objects over a period of
> time. These require certain settings as follows:
>
> SOLAR ECLIPSE - This view opens to display the Earth as you hover
> above Hawaii just before the start of the 1991 eclipse. You will be
> able to watch the Moon's shadow as it passes over the surface. Pull
> down the CONTROLS menu and select TIME LAPSE. Set the REDRAW to zero
> (0) seconds, the LAPSE to ten (10) and the pop-up menu to MINUTES.
> If necessary, you can move the Lapse window so you can see the Earth
> clearly. Click the START button and watch. When you are done, you
> can click the STOP button or press Command-period.
>
> SOLAR ECLIPSE 2 - This view opens to display the Sun as it rises as
> seen from Hawaii just before the start of the 1991 eclipse. You will
> be able to watch as the Moon passes in front of the Sun. Click on
> the Sun with your pointer and the Description window will open at
> the bottom of the screen showing the Sun's information. Click the
> TRACK button. This will keep the Sun in the center of the screen as
> we proceed. You can now close the description window.
>
> Pull down the CONTROLS menu and select TIME LAPSE. Set the REDRAW to
> zero (0) seconds, the LAPSE to ten (10) and the pop-up menu to
> MINUTES. If necessary, you can move the Lapse window so you can see
> the Sun clearly. Click the START button and watch. When you are
> done, you can click the STOP button or press Command-period.
>
> COMETS & ORBITS - This view opens to display the inner part of the
> Solar System so we can see how Comets move through our Solar System.
> First pull down the CONTROLS menu and select EXPERT CONTROL.
> Displayed at the bottom are two coordinate systems. By using the
> arrows at the right, change the top coordinate system to GALACTIC.
> Once you do that, you can close the EXPERT CONTROL window.
>
> On the BASIC CONTROL window, click on the down view arrow located
> between the Compass and the View control. The Sun should now be in
> the center of the screen. Pull down the CONTROLS menu and select
> TIME LAPSE. Set the REDRAW to zero (0) seconds, the LAPSE to ten
> (10) and the pop-up menu to DAYS.
>
> Click on the TRACE SETTINGS button. While pressing the COMMAND key,
> select the following comets in the list: Halley, Encke, Machholz,
> Hartley 2, Skjellerup and Gale. These should now all be highlighted.
> You can now click the OK button. If necessary, you can move the
> Lapse window so you can see the various objects clearly. Click the
> START button and watch. When you are done, you can click the STOP
> button or press Command-period.

See also
[Expert Astronomer 1.1.1][1]
[MacStronomy 1.1][2]

Compatibility
Architecture: 68k

"There is a known conflict with Suitcase II v2.1. Fifth Generation
Systems is releasing an update to remedy the problem with Suitcase II.
If you own Suitcase II, look for the update on the major online
services or speak to Fifth Generation Systems."

  [1]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/expert-astronomer
  [2]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macstronomy-v11