Complete astronomy suite comprising a full-featured planetarium, observing log and list builder, Coeli Time Line, Live Orbits (orrery), location browser, Sky Quiz, and sophisticated searches embracing planets, comets, asteroids, DSOs, and up to 300,000 stars. Planetarium effects include scintillation, extinction, refraction, and precession in point source, photo plate and spotlight display styles; along with the complete Messier catalog in image icons. An integral HTML guide to the solar system, a 1000-term astronomical dictionary, and the 2nd revised and enlarged edition of Aspects of Astronomy -- a book-length primer covering topics such as \"What are the Stars?\", \"Choosing a Telescope\", \"Cosmology\", \"Dark Matter\", \"Eclipses\", and \"The History of Astronomy\", to name but a few -- are closely coordinated with the sky display and picture windows. Stella 2000 talks and teaches aloud. With complete incorporation of Microsoft Agent speech technology, animated characters guide you painlessly through the pronunciation of a myriad of arcane star names and lore, and even read aloud from Astrogloss and Aspects of Astronomy, not to mention offering that most immediate form of program help: spoken guidance. Stella\'s Drag Mode brings complete plasticity into all your interactions with the planetarium display. Dragging the mouse auto-scrolls sky quadrants smoothly and quickly into view from three selectable planes of reference: Horizon (local), Equatorial (atlas), and Ecliptic / Heliocentric. Stella provides direct links to extensive DSO and planetary information on the Web, all tightly unified with the Sky display, Reports, and the Coeli Solar Guide. Auto-Search instantly updates readouts and reports on any object your mouse pointer scrolls over. You may even slew your Meade ETX/LX200 telescope to the object selected in Stella\'s sky.

1) LICENSING
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G E N E R A L L I C E N S E
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A) Limited Distribution License (General):
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As the copyright holder for Stella 2000(tm), Coeli Inc
authorizes distribution by individuals only in accordance with
the following restrictions.

Individuals are hereby granted permission by Coeli Inc
to copy the Stella 2000 software package AS ORIGINALLY DISTRIBUTED for
their own evaluation purposes or for other individuals to evaluate, ONLY
when the following conditions are met.

The Stella 2000 package is defined as containing all the
material listed in the VENDINFO.DIZ file. If any files
listed in VENDINFO.DIZ, or VENDINFO.DIZ itself, are missing,
then the package is not complete and distribution is prohibited.
Please contact us to obtain a complete package suitable for distribution.


o The Stella 2000 package - including all related program
files and documentation files - CANNOT be modified in any
way and must be distributed as a complete package, without
exception. The VENDINFO.DIZ file contains a list of
all files that are part of the Coeli package.

o No price or other compensation may be charged for the
Stella 2000 package. A distribution cost may be
charged for the cost of the diskette, shipping and
handling, as long as the total (per disk) does not exceed
US$8.00 in the U.S. and Canada, US$12.00
for international distribution from the U.S., or
6 pounds sterling or its equivalent inside Europe.

o The Stella 2000 package CANNOT be sold as part of some
other inclusive package, nor can it be included in any
commercial software packaging offer, without prior
permission from Coeli Inc.

o The PRINTED User\'s Guide may not be reproduced in whole or
in part, using any means, without the written permission
of Coeli Inc. In other words, the disk-based
documentation may not be distributed in PRINTED (hardcopy)
form.

o The Stella 2000 package cannot be \"rented\" or \"leased\"
to others.

o Licensee shall not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify,
decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or
transfer the licensed software package except as provided
in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in
immediate and automatic termination of this license.

o Licensee hereby agrees not to post the Stella 2000 software
package publicly in any ftp directory inappropriate to its
category.

Eg. pc/astronomy is an appropriate directory; pc/demo is not.




B) Limited Distribution License for FTP site maintainers and Webmasters
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As the exclusive copyright holder for Stella 2000, Coeli Inc
authorizes online distribution solely in accordance with
the following restrictions.

The Stella 2000 software package is defined as containing all the
material listed in the VENDINFO.DIZ file. If any files
listed in VENDINFO.DIZ, or VENDINFO.DIZ itself, are missing, then the
package is not complete and distribution is prohibited. Please contact
us directly or navigate to our Web site to obtain a complete package
suitable for distribution.

o The Stella 2000 package - including all related program, data,
and documentation files - CANNOT be modified in any way
(other than that mentioned in the following paragraph)
and must be distributed as a complete package, without
exception. VENDINFO.DIZ contains a list of all files
which form part of the Coeli package.

o ZDNet and similar editorialized online distributors may post
this version of the package only on condition that the existing
star rating remains unaltered and the download counter for this
program is not reset.

o Coeli Inc prohibits the distribution of outdated
versions of the Stella 2000 shareware package without written
permission from Coeli Inc. If the version you
have obtained is over three (3) months old, please
contact us or navigate to our Web site to ensure you have
the most current version.

o Licensee shall not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify,
decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or
transfer the licensed program or its related files except
as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use
shall result in immediate and automatic termination of
this license.

o Licensee hereby agrees not to post the Stella 2000 software package
publicly in an ftp directory inappropriate to its category.
Eg. pc/astronomy is an appropriate directory; pc/demo is not.



Distributors are especially asked to avoid the following terms when
describing the Stella 2000 software package:

free, freeware, free software, nag, nagware, public domain, demo,
demonstration software, or any other term or phrase which admits of an
interpretation not in keeping with the official product definition given.

Non-compliance with this requirement may invalidate previous license
permissions granted by Coeli Inc to the Licensee.

Authorship of the Stella 2000 software package may not be attributed to
any name but Coeli Software Products.


Exclusions
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Internet sites specifically excluded from the above license, and to whom no authorization
is granted to distribute the Stella 2000 package, include

yippee.net
quality-shareware.com

The necessity for such exclusions rarely arises, but generally results from
unprofessional presentation or a partisan bias.



Limited License for Personal Evaluation Purposes.
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Coeli Inc hereby grants individual users a limited license to use this
software for evaluation purposes either

a) for a period not to exceed twenty (20) days, or
b) up to a usage limit of 30 program sessions,

whichever comes sooner.

If you intend using this software (and/or its documentation)
after the twenty day evaluation period or beyond the usage limit of
30 program sessions, you are under a legal obligation to purchase the
software from Coeli Inc.

Using this software beyond the twenty day evaluation period,
or beyond the stipulated usage limit, without registration (purchase)
of the software is a violation of the terms of this limited license.



License Terms for Registered Copies of Stella 2000
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The registered version (unless otherwise stated) is intended solely for
installation on a single computer system by one registered individual.
Distribution of the registered version of Stella 2000 is strictly prohibited.

Registered users: please see your e-mailed License text for terms and conditions
relating specifically to registered (licensed) copies of the product(s).


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REGISTERED VERSION ONLY WARRANTY:
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Coeli Inc warrants the physical CD-R media
occasionally provided with registered versions to be free of defects
in materials and workmanship for a period of ninety days
from the date of registration. If Coeli Inc receives
notification within the warranty period of defects in materials
or workmanship, and such notification is determined by
Coeli Inc to be correct, Coeli Inc will
replace the defective media.

The entire and exclusive liability and remedy for breach of this
Limited Warranty shall be limited to replacement of defective
CD-R media and shall not include or extend to
any claim for or right to recover any other damages, including
but not limited to, loss of profit, data, or use of the software,
or special, incidental, or consequential damages or other similar
claims, even if Coeli Inc has been specifically advised
of the possibility of such damages. In no event will Coeli Inc\'s
liability for any damages to you or any other person
ever exceed the lower of suggested list price or actual price
paid for the license to use the software, regardless of any form
of the claim.

Coeli Inc SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.

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