3D Space Software — A Dream Machine for the Explorer in Me

Space software screen shot showing the left panel viewing cube and dozens of stars tagged as “garden spots” of the galaxy. Red orbit markers indicate planets known to have planets.

I’ve had a mixed up life, and that’s a good thing. I’ve had talents in multiple areas and a burning hunger to express those talents. I’ve been a Hollywood artist with screen credit, a science fiction author with two novels published, a software engineer with a degree summa cum laude, and a college professor to a wonderful bunch of teens and young adults.

One of my lifelong dreams has been to explore the stars. Without my own interstellar starship, I resorted to painting the scenes I imagined. I wrote about them in science fiction novels. And I created 3D space software, Stars in the NeighborHood.

As space software goes, it may not be the flashiest, the most refined or most elegant, but it’s a handy tool for exploring out region of the Milky Way galaxy. Other space software may be free or cost $60 or more, but none of them are like this space software.

Stars in the NeighborHood allows you to see the stars both in 3D and night sky views. It also allows you to see Alien Sky views, showing you what the night skies look like from thousands of different star systems.

When I first developed it, I merely wanted to see what the stars looked like in 3D. I wanted to see how close they were to one another and if there was any interesting closeness that might tempt inhabitants of one of those systems to jump the gap separating them. After I completed the core of the software, I added on the night sky view. Then, I wondered how alien skies might look. In order to keep track of the stars I was investigating, I created a method for tagging those stars. Soon, I ended up with a fully-featured software package.

Recently, I created a YouTube video for my new Space Software channel. In the video, I explore the reasons and inspiration behind this space software that I created more than 15 years ago. Some of my customers have written me about how much they like it and still use it.

Let me know what you think of it.

Limited Time Offer!

Part of the fun in life is learning new things. For a limited time, Stars in the NeighborHood 3D space software will be available at half-off—$9.95 (regularly $19.95). Be your own explorer and start your adventure, today. Buy your copy now!

Offer expires Saturday, May 23, 2015, midnight (Pacific Daylight).

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