ShootingStarRecorder

ShootingStarRecorder is especially designed for astronomy aficionados and professionals in this domain, intended to assist them in creating a database containing information concerning meteor showers. It gives you the possibility to keep track of all these astonishing celestial events.

The application greets you with a comprehensive interface that comprises all the options and features within a single window, mostly occupied by the constellation map. Adding a new record to the database is not a difficult task and anyone can accomplish it, regardless of the experience level.

Double-clicking anywhere on the map sets the starting point and the message bar instructs you further to select the ending point in the same way. Once you do so, a line is automatically drawn onto the map and a new window appears, allowing you to select the date of the meteor shower using the built-in calendar (which features useful and practical navigation options, since you can select the month by right-clicking on it).

You can assign the event a name and write a short comment to describe it. The database entry contains data on the magnitude, the event time, color and trail length. All these parameters can be easily customized prior to saving the record.

The 'toolbox' you must work with makes itself available when accessing the right-click menu. Here you can find options for centering the view, erasing all the drawn lines or clearing the screen.

The 'Search' function allows you to quickly find all the records you already configured and viewing them all onto the map. The constellation map can be saved locally for further analysis or reference, in BMP format only.

ShootingStarRecorder comes in handy for recording the trajectory of stars and keeping a journal of all the celestial events in a period of time. The generated database can be opened with Access and any other application that provides support for MDB format.