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.
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The best Star Map alternative to Sky Map is Stellarium, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Sky Map and many of them are Star Maps so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Star Map alternatives to Sky Map are KStars, Noctua Stellarium, Gaia Sky and Star Walk (series).
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55 Stellarium alternatives
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.
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KStars vs Sky Map Comments
- KStars is Free and Open Source
- KStars is Privacy focused
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- Android Tablet
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44 Gaia Sky alternatives3D visualization software for ESA's (European Space Agency) Gaia mission to chart about 1 billion stars of the Milky Way Galaxy.
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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.
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- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Apple TV
- Kindle Fire
40 SkySafari alternativesSkySafari is a powerful planetarium that fits in your pocket. It puts thousands of stars and planets at your fingertips. It lets you find objects in the sky using your device's built-in compass and accelerometer.
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- Android Tablet
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The Night Sky app enables you to identify the stars, planets, galaxies, and constellations you can see above.
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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.
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34 StarMap 3D alternativesStarMap 3D Plus is the portable star atlas for beginners or advanced astronomers. Use StarMap 3D Plus to find the planets, stars, constellations, star clusters, galaxies, and nebulae visible to you based on your location and time.
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SkyMap provides interactive sky maps for any time, viewpoint and location on Earth. It shows the different names, coordinates, magnitude, astronomical rise and set times plus additional information for over 110000 stars, messier objects, planets, sun and moon.
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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.
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- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
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- Steam
- Oculus Rift
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3D simulation of the Solar System and night sky - real time virtual orrery and observatory
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- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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