Starry Night Backyard for Windows - Version 3.1.2 Brilliantly realistic, but designed for anyone with an interest in the night sky, Starry Night Backyard lets novice space explorers instantly launch themselves into the fascinating world of astronomy right from their desktops, with or without a telescope. Watch a sunset from Mars. Hitch a ride on a comet. And learn all about those stars and planets shining over your house. Then travel through time and marvel at the night skies as seen from anywhere on Earth, from the distant past to the far future.Starry Night Backyard invites you to experience all that and much, much more. Acclaimed by critics, educators, and home users like you, Starry Night Backyard is the ultimate user-friendly tool for exploring our cosmic neighborhood with its unrivalled realism.