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  1. Aladin icon
     3 likes

    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...

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandSky Map iconSky Map41 alternatives
  2. 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.

    • Star Map
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire
    Sky Live
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandSky Map iconSky Map38 alternatives
  3. Kosmorro icon
     1 like

    A software to calculate astronomical ephemerides.

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Python
    • FreeBSD
    Command line interface
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandCelestia iconCelestia3 alternatives
  4. This program enables you to draw sky charts, making use of the data in 16 catalogs of stars and nebulae. In addition the position of planets, asteroids and comets are shown.

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Moon rise with flattenning by the atmospheric refraction
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandSky Map iconSky Map40 alternatives
  5. Cosmonium icon
     3 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.

    • Star Map
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Io transiting over Jupiter
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandCelestia iconCelestia11 alternatives
  6. StarCalc icon
     6 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.

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    • Star Map
    • FreeProprietary
    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    StarCalc screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandCelestia iconCelestia33 alternatives
  7. Mitaka icon
     1 like

    Mitaka is software for visualizing the known Universe with up-to-date observational data and theoretical models. Mitaka users can seamlessly navigate through space, from the Earth to the edges of the known Universe.

    • FreeProprietary
    • Windows
    Earth's day side
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandCelestia iconCelestia25 alternatives
  8. A game of gravity. Go crash some planets!

    Make a planetary system of your own creation be stable (i.e. no planet is ejected, or collides with another body). This is of course exceedingly easy when your system comprises of a few Earth-mass planets, but dynamical instability can q.

    Super Planet Crash screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Orbit Runner iconOrbit RunnerandWear Orbits iconWear Orbits4 alternatives
  9. WinStars icon
     5 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.

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    • Star Map
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    WinStars screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Google Earth iconGoogle EarthandStellarium iconStellarium21 alternatives
  10. Zooniverse icon
     3 likes

    The Zooniverse is home to the internet's largest, most popular and most successful citizen science projects. Our current projects are here but plenty more are on the way. If you're new to the Zooniverse, we suggest picking a project and diving in - the same account will...

    • FreeProprietary
    • Online
    Zooniverse screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are MapSwipe iconMapSwipeandFoldit iconFoldit8 alternatives
  11. Exoplanet icon
     1 like

    The Exoplanet app is a highly visual and interactive catalogue of all known exoplanets. Exoplanets are planets orbiting stars beyond our own Solar System. It is frequently updated whenever new discoveries are confirmed.

    • FreemiumProprietary
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Exoplanet screenshot 1
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    Exoplanet screenshot 3
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandCelestia iconCelestia13 alternatives
  12. Cosmic-Watch icon
     4 likes

    Discover the fascinating relation between time and the cosmos. Enjoy this interactive learning tool and understand the concept of the celestial sphere and the apparent movement of the sky.

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Cosmic-Watch screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandSky Map iconSky Map38 alternatives
  13. Aciqra icon
     2 likes

    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.

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    • Star Map
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    C/2012 S1 (ISON) rising in the morning.
    Best alternatives are Google Earth iconGoogle EarthandStellarium iconStellarium38 alternatives
  14. Sundroid icon
     1 like

    Sundroid calculates sunrise, sunset, twilights, golden hours, length of day, the path of the sun and moon, moonrise & moonset times and more for any date, anywhere in the world. Handy for astronomy, photography, outdoor activities, planning gardens, holidays, hunting, and...

    • Android
    Sundroid screenshot 1
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    Best alternatives are LunaSolCal iconLunaSolCalandSunGuide iconSunGuide6 alternatives
  15. SkyORB icon
     1 like

    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.

    • Star Map
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    SkyORB screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandSky Map iconSky Map39 alternatives