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  1. Stellarium icon
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    Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    The dance of the planets above ESO headquarters, near Munich.
    Constellation lines & art are available for multiple cultures
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  2. Celestia icon
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    Celestia is an application for real-time 3D visualization of space, with a detailed model of the solar system, over 100,000 stars, more than 10,000 galaxies, and an extension mechanism for adding more objects.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
    The orbits of a number of main belt asteroids (in brown) plotted together with major planet orbits (in blue).
    A closeup of the space shuttle Discovery in orbit over Florida; this shot demonstrates Celestia's virtual texture feature for extremely high resolution mapping of planets.
    The 1989 flyby of Neptune by Voyager 2--last stop before leaving the solar system.
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  3. Sky Map icon
     135 likes

    Sky Map (formerly the Google Sky Map) turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a window on the night sky.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
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  4. KStars icon
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    Accurate cross-platform astronomy simulation and astrophotography tool with Ekos suite, observation planner, "What's up Tonight", adjustable simulation speeds, and more.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  5. Gaia Sky icon
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    3D visualization software for ESA's (European Space Agency) Gaia mission to chart about 1 billion stars of the Milky Way Galaxy.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. 3D simulation of the Solar System and night sky - real time virtual orrery and observatory

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  7. Sky Guide icon
     6 likes

    A window to the stars has never been more beautiful and easy to use. Sky Guide lets you experience the wonders of the night in ways you’ve only dreamed of.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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  8. Mapiful icon
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    Did you ever wish for a printed map poster of your hometown or a place where you fell in love? Well, if that place isn’t Paris, London or New York chances are you've ended up empty handed.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Zodiac
    Star Map
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  9. SkyView icon
     12 likes

    SkyView is powerful, easy-to-use app that answers questions about stars, constellations, and more. Simply point the camera to the sky, tap on what you see and discover neat things about these sky objects.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Kindle Fire
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  10. The Starry Night apps are the most comprehensive educational astronomy apps. Use it with your introductory astronomy textbook or on its own. It's a powerful, portable planetarium that fits in your backpack. It puts thousands of stars and planets at your fingertips.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  11. Star Chart icon
     17 likes

    Can’t see the moon? Want to know where it is? Look through the eyes of your device to see a virtual window into the whole visible universe.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Steam
    • Oculus Rift
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  12. SkyMap icon
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    SkyMap provides interactive sky maps for any time, viewpoint and location on Earth. It shows the different names, coordinates, magnitude, astronomical rise and set times plus additional information for over 110000 stars, messier objects, planets, sun and moon.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Windows Phone
    Online
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  13. Indispensable for amateurs and professionals, as well as for kids who are eager to learn, Star Walk will guide you through the night sky in style.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire
    Sky Live
    Main Menu
    Search
    38 alternatives
  14. StarCalc icon
     7 likes

    StarCalc is the fastest professional astronomy planetarium & star mapping program for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP (StarCalc version for PocketPC is available). It illustrates star positions of any instance of the day observed from any geographic locations on the Earth.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
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  15. One-click to capture the stars/Milky Way + automatic recognition of celestial bodies + marking celestial bodies on photos, providing a complete solution for astronomy enthusiasts.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    One-click Shooting of the Milky Way and Starry Sky
    Automatic Identification and Tagging of Constellations, Stars, and Nebulas
    One-click Edit and Mark Celestial Bodies and Photo Colors
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    One-click Share, Invite Friends to Explore the Starry Sky Together
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  16. Cosmonium icon
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    Cosmonium is a 3D astronomy and space exploration program. With Cosmonium you can navigate in our solar system and discover all the planets and their moons.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Io transiting over Jupiter
    Sunrise on a procedural planet
    Phobos orbiting Mars
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    Rings of Saturn
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  17. WinStars icon
     6 likes

    WinStars uses the latest 3D technology to show the objects of our solar system in a realistic manner. Thus, it is possible to move from one planet to another, to follow a space probe on its long voyage or to observe a celestial event from a place to which you could never go.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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  18. Aciqra icon
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    Aciqra (uh-SEE-kruh) is a free and open source virtual sky map and planetarium which tracks and displays astronomical bodies including planets, nebulae and stars to an accuracy of a fraction of a degree for thousands of years into both the future and the past.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    C/2012 S1 (ISON) rising in the morning.
    Scorpius in night vision mode.
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  19. SkyORB icon
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    SkyORB is more than a simple star map, it's a collection of 7 tools including a 3D star map, 3D planetarium, ephemeris, search engine, sun clock, point to sky, weather, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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  20. Starmap icon
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    Starmap is an intelligent sky navigation tool, written by a professional of the field.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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  21. SkySafari icon
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    SkySafari is a powerful planetarium that fits in your pocket. It puts thousands of stars and planets at your fingertips. It lets you find objects in the sky using your device's built-in compass and accelerometer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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  22. From an augmented reality view of the night sky, to a virtual visit to the surface of Mars, Pocket Universe is the ultimate in astronomy apps. Moon phases, Orrery, ISS sightings, Jupiter’s moons, Quiz games, Leaderboard achievements, pop-up notifications of important events...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  23. Planetarium icon
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    A browser-based virtual planetarium of stars and planets customizable by location (latitude and longitude) and time of day.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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