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10 most read stories.

1: Registax V3 it´s ready!!!! - (38869 Reads)
2: Cartes du Ciel version 3 alpha 5 - (34020 Reads)
3: designerSKY 2.0 beta released [updated] - (16079 Reads)
4: AstroStack 3 free download available - (12777 Reads)
5: Devoted astro digital SLR from Canon - (12703 Reads)
6: Winstars 2 English version - (12483 Reads)
7: Orbitron 3.50 Released - (12238 Reads)
8: LunarPhase Pro V2.23 Released - (11989 Reads)
9: New «Sky at Night» Magazine - (11868 Reads)
10: Celestial Maps v.10 Released - (11324 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: Richard Fleet introduces GraphDark 2.04 - (16 Comments)
7: designerSKY 2.0 beta released [updated] - (16 Comments)
8: Virtual Moon Atlas version 2.0 - (16 Comments)
9: AviRaw 1.4 - (16 Comments)
10: MODAS 4.075 released - (16 Comments)

10 most active categories.

1: Windows - (3727 Hits)
2: Websites - (2112 Hits)
3: Focus on - (1432 Hits)
4: Macintosh - (1193 Hits)
5: Cameras and webcams - (1162 Hits)
6: Analysis - (1143 Hits)
7: Java - (385 Hits)
8: Linux - (280 Hits)

10 most active news submitters.

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

10 most voted on polls.

1: What's the aperture of the largest observing instrument you own (choose the closest figure)? - (134 Votes)
2: Which of the following freeware planetarium programs (for Windows) do you value the most? - (112 Votes)
3: Does your telescope have a GoTo computerized function? - (87 Votes)
4: Which is your favorite observation target? - (85 Votes)
5: Did you observe Mars lately? - (58 Votes)
6: In general, which of the following two is the best binocular for astronomical observation? - (48 Votes)
7: What do you think of the new AstroTips? - (48 Votes)
8: How many software programs related to Astronomy do you have in your computer? - (45 Votes)
9: How often do you visit this site (on average)? - (43 Votes)
10: Have you ever paid for astronomical software? - (42 Votes)

10 most active authors.

1:Admin - (31 news published.)
2:HDV - (28 news published.)
3:pmisson - (10 news published.)
4:sbatista - (6 news published.)
5:pch - (6 news published.)
6:Luc - (6 news published.)
7:stuma - (5 news published.)
8:nightcal - (5 news published.)
9:astrostack - (3 news published.)
10:j-etienne - (3 news published.)

10 most read reviews.

1: SkyTools2. All You Need? - (8999 Reads)
2: Virtual Moon Atlas - (8497 Reads)
3: Cartes du Ciel: Simply the best! - (7018 Reads)
4: Starry Night Pro 4 - (6594 Reads)
5: SkyTools V2.0 - (5718 Reads)
6: MicroSky - (5154 Reads)
7: Astroplanner - (4938 Reads)
8: Orbiter 2005 - (4091 Reads)
9: "The Return of Megastar: Megastar 5.0" - (3915 Reads)
10: DeepSky Astronomy Software - (3870 Reads)

10 most downloaded files.

1: Sky Charts (Category: Windows) - (5834 downloads.)
2: DeepSkyStacker (Category: Windows) - (4668 downloads.)
3: Gravity3D (Category: Windows) - (3939 downloads.)
4: Celestia (Category: Windows) - (3539 downloads.)
5: Planet Engine (Category: Windows) - (3500 downloads.)
6: Virtual Moon Atlas (Category: Windows) - (3395 downloads.)
7: AlphaCentaure (Category: Windows) - (3147 downloads.)
8: Stellarium (Windows) (Category: Windows) - (3121 downloads.)
9: AstroCalc (Category: Windows) - (2985 downloads.)
10: Distant Suns 6 SE (Category: Windows) - (2826 downloads.)