TiltingSun2 Alternatives

TiltingSun2 is described as 'The Sun's and Earth's rotation axes are both tilted with respect to the ecliptic, the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are eight alternatives to TiltingSun2 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best TiltingSun2 alternative is Stellarium, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TiltingSun2 are Celestia, Space Engine, Gaia Sky and Cosmonium.

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  1. Stellarium icon

    Stellarium

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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.

    57 Stellarium alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • PortableApps.com
    The dance of the planets above ESO headquarters, near Munich.
     
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    Celestia

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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.

    30 Celestia alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • 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).
     
  4. Space Engine icon

    Space Engine

     34 likes

    Space Engine - a real-time 3D space simulator, procedural universe generator and visualiser. It lets you explore the universe in three dimensions, starting from planet Earth to the most distant galaxies.

    26 Space Engine alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Space Engine screenshot 1
     
  5. Gaia Sky icon

    Gaia Sky

     11 likes

    3D visualization software for ESA's (European Space Agency) Gaia mission to chart about 1 billion stars of the Milky Way Galaxy.

    44 Gaia Sky alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Gaia Sky screenshot 1
     
  6. Cosmonium icon

    Cosmonium

     4 likes

    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
     
  7. TOPCAT icon

    TOPCAT

     2 likes

    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
    Windows of TOPCAT
     
  9. Planetarium icon

    Planetarium

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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
    Planetarium screenshot 1
     
  10. Space Simulator icon

    Space Simulator

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    Space Simulator is a realistic space flight simulator for iOS and Android. It is an open-ended simulation where players can free roam Solar System or reenact historical NASA space program missions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Space Simulator screenshot 1
     
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