Welcome to the Atlas of Space — an interactive visualization to explore the planets, moons, asteroids, and other objects in the Solar System.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Online
SkyORB Alternatives
Apps similar to SkyORB include Stellarium, which is free and open source. Other options are Sky Map, KStars, Gaia Sky and Noctua Stellarium. Star Maps like SkyORB are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows and Mac.
Alternatives list
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.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
- Steam
- Oculus Rift
United Kingdom
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.
Platforms
- Windows
- Windows Mobile
Russia
40 SkyMap alternativesSkyMap 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.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- Windows Phone
+9
A browser-based virtual planetarium of stars and planets customizable by location (latitude and longitude) and time of day.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- United Kingdom
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.
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Wine
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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Java
- United Kingdom
43 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.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Apple Watch
United States
+7
From an augmented reality view of the night sky, to a virtual visit to the surface of Mars, Pocket Universe is the ultimate in astronomy apps. Moon phases, Orrery, ISS sightings, Jupiter’s moons, Quiz games, Leaderboard achievements, pop-up notifications of important events...
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
Luminos is an all-in-one astronomy app that goes beyond simple stargazing. It combines millions of celestial objects into a beautifully-rendered space simulation that will amaze you. Our enthusiastic customers range from hobbyists to professional astronomers, and everyone in...
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
- Apple Watch
- United States
+7
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