Astronomy software from Coeli

creators of the widely acclaimed Stella 2000 Virtual Observatory

Transform yourself into an expert on your local night sky by consulting a real-time star projection based on the renowned and beautiful Stella 2000 / Adastra system.

Sky Quiz will teach you in the most effective way possible the names of the stars and constellations as they appear from your own back yard on any night of the year. Zoom in on a small area to learn just the members of a specific star grouping, or pull right out for a full panorama of the entire sky.

Coeli is unique in offering the luxury of a fully-fledged quiz for consolidating your knowledge of the heavens. It must be stressed that Sky Quiz is in no way separate from the rest of Coeli: there is no 'quiz page' to move off to - the sky will still lie before you, the stars will still move in their courses, you can utilise all Coeli's functions. Sky Quiz is integrated, seamless.

You press [Q] to instruct Coeli to begin the quiz. Thereafter, [q] will prompt Coeli to ask you a question on the sky-area currently under display. The subject is tied to your field of view, so depending on your needs, the question might concern a single constellation, even a single part of a constellation, or the entire sky. This question stands until you answer it. You can perform most other viewing functions in the interim, although Coeli will try and prevent you from cheating.

Sky Quiz is available as a standalone application - in mono and color versions - and as an integral component of Stella 2000 Extended Edition, available for download right here.

Sky Quiz is not available in the shareware release. It is a bonus. We believe it is your best reason for registering. You'll be astonished at how quickly this method gains you familiarity with the stars. Through Sky Quiz, you will eventually read the sky as effortlessly as you can read this.

Question types include:

  Name the circled star
  Name the highlighted constellation
  Give the Bayer/Flamsteed designation for the circled star...
  Please point out the star named...
  Please point out the star with (Bayer/Flamsteed) designation...
  Point out any star in the constellation of... 

No tedious typing involved - just choose the answers from a drop-down list or click an object in the sky window.

Full search facilities are on hand for those occasions when the answer to that question is on the tip of your tongue but just won't come, and a single mouse click on any object in the display will bring up information panels to help you fix its name and designation in your mind.