Sky Map Alternatives

Sky Map is described as '(formerly the Google Sky Map) turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a window on the night sky' and is a very popular Star Map in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Sky Map for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Android, Android Tablet and Windows apps. The best Sky Map alternative is Stellarium, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Sky Map are Trail Sense, SkyView, KStars and Noctua Stellarium.

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  1. 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
     
  2. Aladin icon
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    Aladin is an interactive sky atlas allowing the user to visualize digitized astronomical images or full surveys, superimpose entries from astronomical catalogues or databases, and interactively access related data and information from the Simbad database, the VizieR service and...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  3. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. Ephemeris is an photo planner tool for outdoor photography and astrophotography. The app contains precise trajectories of the Sun, Moon and Milky Way and lets you predict sunrise and sunset times, golden hour, blue hour, twilight, and other special moments to make stunning photos.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
  5. TOPCAT icon
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    It offers a variety of ways to view and analyse tables, including a browser for the cell data themselves, viewers for information about table and column metadata, and facilities for sophisticated interactive 1-, 2-, 3- and higher-dimensional visualisation, calculating statistics...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Java
     
  6. Planisphere icon
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    Planisphere is an astronomy application that lets you use pinch and finger gestures to manipulate a map of the sky. As you zoom in finer detail comes into view. You can double tap on objects to get more information.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. Orrery icon
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    Enjoy a soothing journey through our solar system with realistic orbits and rich detail.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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