Celestia AlternativesTop Star Maps and other similar apps like Celestia

Celestia is described as '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' and is a very popular Star Map in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Celestia for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Web-based apps. The best Celestia alternative is Stellarium, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Celestia are Space Engine, Universe Sandbox, Solar System Scope and Noctua Stellarium.

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    Comments about Stellarium as an Alternative to Celestia
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    Stellarium is a planetarium, Celestia not

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    Your stuck on earth, Celestia you can explore space

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Stellarium is a great Celestia alternative, some don't.

    • Stellarium is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Celestia.

    • Stellarium is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Celestia.

    • Stellarium is Free and Open SourceCelestia is also Free and Open Source
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    Space Engine

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    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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Have similar functionality.

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    You can not only travel throughout the Milky Way; Visiting the stars, the planets with their respective moons, comets, asteroids, black holes (in which one can see the shift towards the blue), etcetera. In addition, the music gives an atmosphere of relaxation.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Space Engine is a great Celestia alternative.

    • Space Engine is the most popular commercial alternative to Celestia.

    • Space Engine is Paid and ProprietaryCelestia is Free and Open Source
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    Universe Sandbox

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    Universe Sandbox is an interactive space simulator for Windows based PCs.

    Unlike most astronomy software that just shows you what the sky looks like or where the planets are, Universe Sandbox is a powerful gravity simulator. You can add another star to our solar system and watch.

    14 Universe Sandbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
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    Solar System Scope

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    3D simulation of the Solar System and night sky - real time virtual orrery and observatory

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Solar System Scope is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Celestia.

    • Solar System Scope is Freemium and ProprietaryCelestia is Free and Open Source
  6. Noctua Stellarium icon

    Noctua Stellarium

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    A planetarium app that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Online
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  7. Starry Night (series) icon

    Starry Night (series)

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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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Gaia Sky

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Digital Universe Atlas

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    The Digital Universe Atlas incorporates data from dozens of organizations worldwide to create the most complete and accurate 3-D atlas of the Universe from the local solar neighbourhood out to the edge of the observable Universe.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    At the center of the 1 billion light-year grid is the Milky Way and our Sun. Surrounding us are the multi-hued Tully galaxies and the blue sheets of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey that stretch out billions of light-years away.
     
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    Cosmonium

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. WorldWide Telescope icon

    WorldWide Telescope

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    The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a Web 2.0 visualization software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world for a seamless exploration of the universe.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
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  13. Systems Tool Kit icon

    Systems Tool Kit

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    Systems Tool Kit (STK) is a platform for analyzing and visualizing complex systems in the context of your mission. Interact with data from platforms across the aerospace, defense, telecommunications, and other industries.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     

    • Systems Tool Kit is the most popular SaaS alternative to Celestia.

    • Systems Tool Kit is Paid and ProprietaryCelestia is Free and Open Source
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    WinStars

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    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 (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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