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10 most read stories.

1: Registax V3 it´s ready!!!! - (45558 Reads)
2: Cartes du Ciel version 3 alpha 5 - (38577 Reads)
3: designerSKY 2.0 beta released [updated] - (20410 Reads)
4: AstroStack 3 free download available - (19487 Reads)
5: Devoted astro digital SLR from Canon - (19387 Reads)
6: Winstars 2 English version - (16661 Reads)
7: Orbitron 3.50 Released - (16302 Reads)
8: New «Sky at Night» Magazine - (16139 Reads)
9: LunarPhase Pro V2.23 Released - (15849 Reads)
10: Celestial Maps v.10 Released - (15048 Reads)

10 most commented stories.

1: Cartes du Ciel in 33 languages! Now also Japanese - (28 Comments)
2: EfeCalc: New Version! - (27 Comments)
3: A Lot of Sky in a Little Space - (24 Comments)
4: Drawing sky charts with MS Excel - (20 Comments)
5: AlphaCentaure source code available - (17 Comments)
6: Virtual Moon Atlas version 2.0 - (16 Comments)
7: HeavenSat 1.7 - (16 Comments)
8: Cartes du Ciel version 3 alpha 5 - (16 Comments)
9: AviRaw 1.4 - (16 Comments)
10: designerSKY 2.0 beta released [updated] - (16 Comments)

10 most active categories.

1: Windows - (4714 Hits)
2: Websites - (2682 Hits)
3: Focus on - (1857 Hits)
4: Macintosh - (1670 Hits)
5: Cameras and webcams - (1660 Hits)
6: Analysis - (1507 Hits)
7: Java - (494 Hits)
8: Linux - (375 Hits)

10 most active news submitters.

1: pmisson - (13 news sent.)
2: pch - (6 news sent.)
3: sbatista - (6 news sent.)
4: Luc - (6 news sent.)
5: stuma - (6 news sent.)
6: nightcal - (5 news sent.)
7: j-etienne - (3 news sent.)
8: gnugent - (3 news sent.)
9: Hevelsky - (3 news sent.)
10: Admin - (3 news sent.)

10 most voted on polls.

1: What's the aperture of the largest observing instrument you own (choose the closest figure)? - (142 Votes)
2: Which of the following freeware planetarium programs (for Windows) do you value the most? - (117 Votes)
3: Does your telescope have a GoTo computerized function? - (88 Votes)
4: Which is your favorite observation target? - (85 Votes)
5: Did you observe Mars lately? - (58 Votes)
6: What do you think of the new AstroTips? - (49 Votes)
7: In general, which of the following two is the best binocular for astronomical observation? - (48 Votes)
8: How many software programs related to Astronomy do you have in your computer? - (46 Votes)
9: How often do you visit this site (on average)? - (43 Votes)
10: Have you ever paid for astronomical software? - (43 Votes)

10 most active authors.

1:Admin - (33 news published.)
2:HDV - (28 news published.)
3:pmisson - (13 news published.)
4:stuma - (6 news published.)
5:sbatista - (6 news published.)
6:pch - (6 news published.)
7:Luc - (6 news published.)
8:nightcal - (5 news published.)
9:starstrider - (3 news published.)
10:astrostack - (3 news published.)

10 most read reviews.

1: Virtual Moon Atlas - (16440 Reads)
2: Cartes du Ciel: Simply the best! - (12189 Reads)
3: SkyTools2. All You Need? - (11447 Reads)
4: MicroSky - (9146 Reads)
5: Starry Night Pro 4 - (8684 Reads)
6: SkyTools V2.0 - (7827 Reads)
7: Astroplanner - (6754 Reads)
8: "The Return of Megastar: Megastar 5.0" - (5780 Reads)
9: DeepSky Astronomy Software - (5012 Reads)
10: Orbiter 2005 - (4994 Reads)

10 most downloaded files.

1: Sky Charts (Category: Windows) - (7499 downloads.)
2: DeepSkyStacker (Category: Windows) - (6884 downloads.)
3: Gravity3D (Category: Windows) - (5335 downloads.)
4: Virtual Moon Atlas (Category: Windows) - (4586 downloads.)
5: Planet Engine (Category: Windows) - (4507 downloads.)
6: Celestia (Category: Windows) - (4505 downloads.)
7: Stellarium (Windows) (Category: Windows) - (4324 downloads.)
8: AstroCalc (Category: Windows) - (4316 downloads.)
9: Distant Suns 6 SE (Category: Windows) - (4261 downloads.)
10: AlphaCentaure (Category: Windows) - (4061 downloads.)