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Awards and Reviews

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StarStrider v2.5 reviewed with much praise in the November 2003 issue of Sky & Telescope Magazine

Sky & Telescope Magazine: Top 25 Hot Products - 1999 "the most entertaining way thus far to tour the stars" V1.0 featured in the August, September & December 1999 issues.




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User comments

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I have wanted something like this for years. I still can't believe I found it.
StarStrider is fantastic. I just spent nearly an hour flying through Melotte 111 (the Coma Berenices Star Cluster).  I have seen it so many times from the ground, but never really felt like I touched it.
Congratulations.  You have authored a great work!
Don't tell anyone, but it's worth twice what I paid!

Bruce H. McCosar,
Secretary, Alachua Astronomy Club

I loved StarStrider v1 but when I saw the screenshots for v2 and the price tag, I thought it would be more of the same with some planets chucked in for good measure. What changed my mind was the sheer high quality of the whole package. The planet earth is so beautifully rendered with the atmosphere and night lights, Saturn's rings and the lense flare are all absolutely beautiful, but until I saw these for myself, I was unconvinced. From the screenshots alone, I thought that freeware like Celestia was just as good and it wasn't until I ran your demo that I was convinced that StarStrider is in a league of its own!
I did a 35 second journey from one of Saturn's moons to the other and I could have sworn I was watching the opening titles to Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Richard Hodges

Richard also wrote some nice comments about v2.7 in His blog

More comments that we have received from users:

- "I have not found another program with which travel among the stars is both enjoyable as well as informative."
- "... all the data and attention to accuracy ..."
- "... we have science fact and an element of our imagination in this program ..."
- "Picking a destination and then going there... endless fun for me."
- "I enjoy the program very much, and learn much."
- "THANKS A BILLION FOR A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF SOFTWARE ART!!"