Freeware Space and Space Travel Screensavers - 1

The Earth screen saver displays an image of the Earth as currently illuminated by the Sun, from a variety of viewpoints. You can view the Earth from the Sun (day side), the night side, from the Moon, or from an arbitrary altitude above any point on the globe specified by latitude and longitude. Day and night regions of the globe are shown based on the current date and time. The image of the Earth shifts location on the screen every 10 minutes to avoid burning in the phosphor in one location.

Operating System: Windows 95/98/NT
File Size: N/A
Visits: 8

Visit the: Earth Screen Saver website    (opens in a new window)

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What better way to protect your monitor's phosphor than by smashing rocks into it at dozens of kilometres per second? This directory contains a Windows screen saver named "Craters" which simulates cratering of initially flat terrain, obeying the same power-law relating crater size to number observed on airless solar system bodies.

Operating System: Windows 95/98/NT
File Size: N/A
Visits: 7

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The Sky Screen Saver shows the sky above any location on Earth, including stars (from the Yale Bright Star Catalogue of more than 9000 stars to the 7th magnitude), the Moon in its correct phase and position in the sky, and the position of the Sun and all the planets in the sky. Outlines, boundaries, and names of constellations can be displayed, as well as names and Bayer/Flamsteed designations of stars brighter than a given threshold. A database of more than 500 deep-sky objects, including all the Messier objects and bright NGC objects can be plotted to a given magnitude. The ecliptic and celestial equator can be plotted, complete with co-ordinates.

Operating System: Win 95/95/NT
File Size: N/A
Visits: 7

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This screensaver uses the technique of fractal forgery to synthesise images of planets, star fields, and cloudy skies. Every image is unique; you could run this screen saver for millions of years without seeing the same image twice. You can configure the rate at which images change and whether images appear at random positions on the screen to avoid burning in the phosphor (the Prime Directive for screen savers) or are centred on the screen. You can optionally display the date and time.

Operating System: Windows 95/98 and NT
File Size: 65 kB
Visits: 7

Visit the: Terranova Screen Saver website    (opens in a new window)

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Twenty-two beautiful images of our solar system and the awesome star-originating formations far, far beyond. Easily configurable with many transition options, as well as the ability to select any image for your wallpaper. Perfect for 800 X 600 screens!

Operating System: Win95/98/Me/NT
File Size: 2.27 MB
Visits: 7

Visit the: Worlds of Space website    (opens in a new window)

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This ITC screensaver contains images from John Glenn's flight aboard STS095. This screensaver is best viewed on monitors capable of displaying color depths of thousands or millions of colors.

Operating System: Windows
File Size: 13.1 MB
Visits: 7

Visit the: STS095 Shuttle Screensaver website    (opens in a new window)

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