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    Astronomy Education
    Simulation Curriculum develops and publishes award-winning
    simulation-based Astronomy & Space Science curriculum solutions for
    K-12 and college students world-wide. We distribute direct to
    teachers and schools, through the leading education resellers,
    and via the leading publishers of Astronomy textbooks.
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    Chrombook & ChromeOS
    Google Classroom
    Starry Night Web
    LMS Integration
    Any Platform, Anywhere
    Starry Night High School Total Eclipse Simulation Screenshot
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    Starry Night High School 7 App Icon
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    Impressive and Uncluttered
    Starry Night Podium
    Optimized for Large Screen Projection
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    The Sky is Falling
    High School - Lesson D1
    Asteroids of the Main Belt
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    A Long Way From Home
    College - Lesson H2
    Space Exploration
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    Easy to Use for iOS and Android!
    Starry Night Education - Web
    Slider SmartBoard
    Slider SmartBoard
    Slider SmartBoard
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    Inspire Your Students to Reach for the Stars
    Starry Night Education
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    Search for Extra Terrestrial Life
    High School - Lesson C3
    Moons of Jupiter: Europa
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    Supernova
    High School - Lesson G1
    The Crab Nebula
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    Starry Night Cosmic Cinema
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Web Power

( All of our applications are now available right through your browser! )


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Chromebook and ChromeOS

Our web applications work with industry standard web browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge) and are fully compatible with Chromebooks and ChromeOS.

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Google Classroom

Our applications implement the Google Classroom Share button, making it easy for teachers to reference our lessons directly in their assignments.

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LMS Integration

Integration with Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, and other LMSes. Teachers and students can launch or directly integrate our applications from an existing LMS.


Starry Night Education

The Leader in Space Science Curriculum Solutions

Easy To Use

With 20 years of development, Starry Night is optimized for a user-friendly experience.

Scientifically Accurate

Starry Night gives you powerful, accurate, customizable tools to inspire and engage your students.

Interactive Sky Simulator

Hands-on activities that encourage questioning, experimentation and exploration.

Starry Night College V7 Asteroids of the Main Belt Simulation

Teacher Resources

Flexible teaching models, pre- and post-assessment resources, and professional development.

Built in Student Lessons

Computer exercises, with interactive simulations, fully mapped to top astronomy textbooks.

K-12 Correlation

Built-in Lesson plans correlated to state and national standards that meet your curriculum needs.


Starry Night Elementary

With realistic visualizations, lesson plans and activities correlated to State and National standards, Starry Night Elementary for grades K-4 is the most effective way to introduce space science. Mulit-seat license available.

Starry Night Middle School

Starry Night Middle School combines an interactive sky simulator, lesson plans correlated to state and national standards and extensive teacher resources in one easy-to-use package. Mulit-seat license available.

Starry Night High School

Starry Night High School is proven to be a highly effective instructional tool that guides teachers and engages students in their explorations and understanding of the Universe. Mulit-seat license available.

Starry Night College

The Research-Proven Solution for Astronomy Education

Built on Starry Night Pro

Fully featured with a complete object database - the premium solution for professional astronomers.

Scientifically Accurate

Starry Night gives you powerful, accurate, customizable tools to inspire and engage your students.

Interactive Sky Simulator

Hands-on activities that encourage questioning, experimentation and exploration.

Starry Night College 7 Planet Mars Simulation

Teacher Resources

Flexible teaching models, pre- and post-assessment resources, and professional development.

Built in Student Lessons

Computer exercises, with interactive simulations, fully mapped to top astronomy textbooks.

College Correlation

Built-in Lesson plans mapped to the most popular college-level astronomy textbooks.

Starry Night College - Professor Edition

Starry Night College is built on our powerful Starry Night Pro astronomy simulation software. It contains all of the incredible features of Pro, plus a correlated higher education module including 45 embedded exercises joined to hundreds of customized simulations. Multi-seat license available.

Starry Night College - Student Edition

Starry Night College makes it easier for astronomy students to visually grasp the concepts of astronomy. Starry Night College is the ideal companion to your introductory astronomy textbook and includes 45 computer exercises fully mapped to popular textbooks. Multi-seat license available.


Starry Night Podium

Bringing the Visual Beauty of the Universe to Larger Screens and Audiences

Projection Optimization

Award-winning Starry Night Planetarium Software, optimized for large screen projection.

Extensive Multimedia Library

260 pre-assembled educational simulations, and 100+ mini-documentaries and video clips.

Conceptual Diagrams

30 concept diagrams illustrating important astronomical phenomena

Starry Night Podium Solar System planetary orbit simulation

Integrated Media Player

Position, fade and zoom digital videos anywhere on the screen during Starry Night presentations.

Build Your Own Library

Design your own simulations, create your own movies, add your own images, all within Starry Night Podium

Teacher Resources

Includes a quick start guide and an instructional binder to make the most of Podium.

Starry Night Podium

Optimized for projection, Starry Night Podium provides an intuitively designed interface on the operator's computer screen and projects an impressive, uncluttered view of the sky that brings the visual beauty and accuracy of Starry Night to larger screens and audiences. Starry Night Podium includes a library of pre-assembled interactive simulations, educational video clips and concept diagrams suitable for use in college level courses. You can add your own simulations, videos and images to this library. Starry Night Podium provides an immersive experience ideally suited for today's classrooms and lecture halls.


System Requirements

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Windows

  • Windows 10
  • 1 GHz or higher processor
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 12 GB of hard disk space
  • 128 MB OpenGL 1.4 capable graphics card
  • Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.

Macintosh

  • OS X 10.12 or higher
  • 1 GHz or higher processor
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 12 GB of hard disk space
  • 128 MB OpenGL 1.4 capable graphics card
  • Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.

Web | Chromebook

  • Supported on all A-Grade browsers (up-to-date version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge), Safari on iPad iOS 9 or later.
  • Browser must support WebGL. (Test it here: https://get.webgl.org/)