Cartes du Ciel (Skychart) Alternatives

Cartes du Ciel (Skychart) is described as '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' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Cartes du Ciel (Skychart) for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Android, Android Tablet and Windows apps. The best Cartes du Ciel (Skychart) alternative is Stellarium, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cartes du Ciel (Skychart) are Sky Map, KStars, Gaia Sky and Planetario.

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This program enables you to draw sky charts, making use of the data in 16 catalogs of stars and nebulae. In addition the...

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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.

    56 Stellarium alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Exploration
    5.  Cross-Platform

    Stellarium VS Cartes du Ciel (Skychart)

     
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    Fine realistic and adjustable view according to the local light pollution

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    • Stellarium is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Cartes du Ciel (Skychart).

    • Stellarium is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cartes du Ciel (Skychart).

    • Stellarium is Free and Open SourceCartes du Ciel (Skychart) is also Free and Open Source
  2. Sky Map icon
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    Sky Map (formerly the Google Sky Map) turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a window on the night sky.

    43 Sky Map alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Android

    Sky Map Features

    1.  Augmented Reality

    Sky Map VS Cartes du Ciel (Skychart)

     
    • Sky Map is the most popular Android alternative to Cartes du Ciel (Skychart).

    • Sky Map is Free and Open SourceCartes du Ciel (Skychart) is also Free and Open Source
  3. KStars icon
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    Open-source astronomy software offering accurate night sky simulation with 100 million stars, Ekos astrophotography suite, stellar observation planner, "What's up Tonight" tool, FOV editor, and a variety of celestial catalogs for comprehensive astronomical exploration.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  No registration required
    7. KDE Plasma icon  KDE Plasma integration

    KStars VS Cartes du Ciel (Skychart)

     
  4. 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.

    44 Gaia Sky alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Notifications

    Gaia Sky VS Cartes du Ciel (Skychart)

     
  5. Planetario icon
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    Planetario contains a 3D model of our solar system. It will show the horizon and the planets in their path along the sky. The word planet comes from the Greek planetai, meaning "wanderers". Because of the rotation of the earth, the stars seem to move in perfect...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Planetario VS Cartes du Ciel (Skychart)

     
    • Planetario is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Cartes du Ciel (Skychart).

    • Planetario is Free and Open SourceCartes du Ciel (Skychart) is also Free and Open Source
  6. Sky Guide icon
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    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.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch

    Sky Guide Features

    1.  Dark Mode

    Sky Guide VS Cartes du Ciel (Skychart)

     
    • Sky Guide is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Cartes du Ciel (Skychart).

    • Sky Guide is the most popular commercial alternative to Cartes du Ciel (Skychart).

    • Sky Guide is Paid and ProprietaryCartes du Ciel (Skychart) is Free and Open Source
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    3D simulation of the Solar System and night sky - real time virtual orrery and observatory

    51 Solar System Scope alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Solar System Scope Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Multiple languages

    Solar System Scope VS Cartes du Ciel (Skychart)

     
    • Solar System Scope is the most popular Web-based alternative to Cartes du Ciel (Skychart).

    • Solar System Scope is Freemium and ProprietaryCartes du Ciel (Skychart) is Free and Open Source
  8. SkyView icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Kindle Fire

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Augmented Reality

    SkyView VS Cartes du Ciel (Skychart)

     
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    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.

    39 Starry Night (series) alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Starry Night (series) VS Cartes du Ciel (Skychart)

     
  10. 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...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Java

    TOPCAT VS Cartes du Ciel (Skychart)

     
  11. Star Chart icon
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    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.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Steam
    • Oculus Rift

    Star Chart Features

    1.  Augmented Reality
    2.  Meta Quest Support
    3.  Virtual Reality

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    Stellarium Mobile is a planetarium app that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode

    Noctua Stellarium Mobile VS Cartes du Ciel (Skychart)

     
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