Celestia Alternatives

Apps similar to Celestia include Stellarium, which is free and open source. Other options are Space Engine, Noctua Stellarium, Solar System Scope and Gaia Sky. Star Maps like Celestia are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPad.

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  1. In this app you can explore almost any moon or planet of our solar system and visit remarkable nearby stars and see their location in the Milky Way. But you can also change existing bodies or add new ones and make a solar system of your own.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Steam
    • Android
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  2. Experience the captivating wonders of the cosmos with Galaxy Map - Stars and Planets, an interactive 3D planetarium powered by precise data obtained from NASA and ESA space missions. Delve into a profound expedition through the infinite expanse of space, where an abundance of...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • WebGL
    • Unity Web Player
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  3. Aciqra icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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  4. StarCalc icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
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  5. Visit distant exoplanets on a thrilling journey through our galaxy! Exoplanet Explorer presents interactive 3D models of real solar systems and visualises planets that have been discovered around distant stars.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  6. Solar Model icon
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    SourceForge presents the Solar Model project. Solar Model is an open source application. SourceForge provides the world's largest selection of Open Source Software. The Solar Model is real time modeling of solar system.

    18 Solar Model alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. An AR night sky viewer.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Obtainium
    • F-Droid
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  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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