Cheap National Geographic Presents: RedShift 5 Planetarium Software (Software) (Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP) Price

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Customer Reviews of National Geographic Presents: RedShift 5 Planetarium Software

See the Stars even when it's cloudy
I have Red Shift 2 but it had its limitations. Red Shift 5 is out of this world by comparison. Not only is it like the older version but it has vastly improve upon it. I have traveled back in time to see what the sky looked like as the British Regulars marched out of Boston to their fateful encounter on Lexington Green, and in so doing knew why that night was chosen, because the Moon was just past full and the Moon would light their march. <
>Likewise, I checked out the skies at other dates as well of history and even went to the future to see what the skies would be like the day the Mayan Calendar come to an "end". (Nothing special.) <
>I like , though I haven't used the feature, that you can go on-line and get the data up-dated so as new objects are found they can be added to the catalog of objects already there. <
>There is so much that I have yet to learn about RS5 that I haven't done it all. It is one wonderful program for your computer and when you want to know what that bright star is then you go to RS5 and find out. What a fantastic tool for amateur astronomers to use.

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I thought it was good anyway
I actually have had great succes with this product. I recieved Redshift 3 as a Christmas gift when I was in middle school, and now I'm a Teaching Assistant for an Astronomy class at the school I attend. The class comes with some planetarim software, but it's no where near as capable or user friendly as Redshift. Starry Night is another popular one, and I would certainly recomend it too, but it's more expensive than Redshift, so this is a good economic choice. As for the technical support, I actually have Redshift 5.1, which I was unable to update from the website. I e-mailed the tech crew and within a few days they responded by letting me know that Redshift 5.1 is the already updated version. In addition, I was able to download any of the add-ons that I wanted from their website and I found a list of FAQs which helped my solve the initial trouble I was having with my serial number.

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Frustrating AND Disappointing
I too, have installed lots of software but I'm not impressed with this one---firstly, I tried it on Win98se---message: "Redshift 5 has encountered an error & must close". To which it closes & refuses to run at all. Tried it on WinXPsp1. "Redshift 5 has encountered an error & must close". Got a brand new P4 with a 250GB drive & a fresh copy of WinXPsp2. "Redshift 5 has encountered an error & must close". I can run it with the cd & even though I do have my key/activation code, I can download *limited* updates, but only for certain spacecraft--no galaxies or stars. No meteor showers at all. If I take the cd out of my dvd drive & try to run it, "Redshift 5 has encountered an error & must close". Even if I put the cd back in. In fact I have to delete every single entry of it in the registry & Windows or it will not reinstall---which is very irritating when you've customized it because you have to reinstall the entire program again from scratch!!! They have the WORST support site I've ever seen, not a single faq on Redshift at all! The switching back & forth to a pointer & a sky drag cursor rather than having an "adaptive" cursor like StarryNight, is a Drag as well. I was psyched & really looking forward to playing with it when I ordered it but I expected a lot better too. Not good with 2 thumbs DOWN! "Redshift 5 has encountered an error & must close".