8 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/astro/glunarclock/pkg-descr b/astro/glunarclock/pkg-descr
index aad3ae012de3..4591e43bbdc5 100644
--- a/astro/glunarclock/pkg-descr
+++ b/astro/glunarclock/pkg-descr
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Glunarclock is a GNOME applet which displays the current phase of the Moon on
 GNOME panel. Clicking on the applet displays astronomical tidbits pertaining to
-the moon including various clock funtions. The user can select between a real
+the moon including various clock functions. The user can select between a real
 image as well as a cartoon image of the moon.
 
 WWW: http://glunarclock.sourceforge.net/
diff --git a/astro/jday/pkg-descr b/astro/jday/pkg-descr
index ad63a46cf565..6fd18d7a6f80 100644
--- a/astro/jday/pkg-descr
+++ b/astro/jday/pkg-descr
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 The jday binary can be used to convert calendar dates to astronomical
-julian dates.  This number is useful for a variety of purposes.
+Julian dates.  This number is useful for a variety of purposes.
 Especially related to calculating elapsed time between instances
 over large or short periods of time.
 
-The associated j2d binary can convert julian dates to calendar
+The associated j2d binary can convert Julian dates to calendar
 dates.
 
 WWW: http://jday.sourceforge.net/
diff --git a/astro/luna/pkg-descr b/astro/luna/pkg-descr
index 14218740f0ea..b8f2a38b5a1d 100644
--- a/astro/luna/pkg-descr
+++ b/astro/luna/pkg-descr
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ This is a trivial program that displays the phase of the moon.  It
 may help when you play a game that depends on the phase of the moon
 (nethack, nlith, etc.).
 
-It can also be used to calculater her...um, you figure this one out. ;)
+It can also be used to calculate her...um, you figure this one out. ;)
diff --git a/astro/openuniverse/pkg-descr b/astro/openuniverse/pkg-descr
index 57ac36b39920..78a54f6e917a 100644
--- a/astro/openuniverse/pkg-descr
+++ b/astro/openuniverse/pkg-descr
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This program draws the Solar System's bodies in simulated
 a few spaceships in motion, trace them, follow them, orbit them
 and even control them.
 
-OpenUniverse was formely known as Solar System Simulator (Ssystem).
+OpenUniverse was formerly known as Solar System Simulator (Ssystem).
 It was initially released in 1997 with the intent of creating a
 rotating display of the Earth on a mainstream PC.  Ssystem version
 1.0 was only aware of the planets.  Version 1.2 added moons; and
diff --git a/astro/sscalc/pkg-descr b/astro/sscalc/pkg-descr
index 4edd1a41492f..12d8a246e45a 100644
--- a/astro/sscalc/pkg-descr
+++ b/astro/sscalc/pkg-descr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This is sscalc, a sunrise/sunset time calculator, ported to C.
 You can find the sunrise and sunset times for anywhere in the world
 as long as you know the latitude and longitude of the location.
 
-The program is a port of the Javascript program located at
+The program is a port of the JavaScript program located at
 http://www.srrb.noaa.gov/highlights/sunrise/gen.html
 
 The page was written by Aaron Horiuchi, Chris Lehman and Chris
diff --git a/astro/sunclock/pkg-descr b/astro/sunclock/pkg-descr
index 38603a1c1661..4f6935d6900e 100644
--- a/astro/sunclock/pkg-descr
+++ b/astro/sunclock/pkg-descr
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 This program is a clock that shows which portion of the Earth's surface is
 illuminated by the sun.  It is designed to be usually iconic, but can be
 opened for a larger display with the time updated every second and both the
-local timezone and UTC displayed.  The Suntools version had a menu that
+local time zone and UTC displayed.  The Suntools version had a menu that
 allowed you to speed up time, show different dates, etc., but I have
 never implemented any of that in the X version; there is some support
 for it in the code, however.
diff --git a/astro/wmjupiter/pkg-descr b/astro/wmjupiter/pkg-descr
index 711dbab93d31..e44db1e454a8 100644
--- a/astro/wmjupiter/pkg-descr
+++ b/astro/wmjupiter/pkg-descr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 This dockapp shows you the actual distance of Jupiter in astronomical
 units (AE) and when the red spot crosses (which is a weather feature
 on jupiter).  The four Gallileo Moons are displayed too but only
-when they are near the planet (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Calisto).
+when they are near the planet (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto).
 The position of the red spot changes on the surface so you need to
 change that value within few months or so. The current position can
 be found on the internet. It was 80 deg. as of 11th Jan 2002.
diff --git a/astro/wmsolar/pkg-descr b/astro/wmsolar/pkg-descr
index d5541c63bdf0..19c8a5178ca6 100644
--- a/astro/wmsolar/pkg-descr
+++ b/astro/wmsolar/pkg-descr
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Mars - red        Jupiter - gray
 Saturn - green    Uranus - pink
 Neptune - cyan    Pluto is not included since it's way "off course"
 
-A left click on the window changes the view between inner and outter
+A left click on the window changes the view between inner and outer
 planets. A left click on the date increases the day/month/year. A
 right click on the date does the opposite. Click the right mouse
 button on the solar system to reset the date to the current date