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StarCalc is described as 'The fastest professional astronomy planetarium & star mapping program for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP (StarCalc version for PocketPC vailable). It illustrates star positions of any instance of the day observed from any geographic locations on the Earth' and is a Star Map in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to StarCalc for a variety of platforms, including Windows, iPhone, iPad, Android and Mac apps. The best StarCalc alternative is Stellarium, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like StarCalc are Celestia, Sky Map, Gaia Sky and Planetario.

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StarCalc alternatives page was last updated Jan 17, 2024
  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
    The dance of the planets above ESO headquarters, near Munich.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com

    Stellarium Features

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

    Stellarium VS StarCalc

    Is Stellarium a good alternative to StarCalc?
     
    • Stellarium is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to StarCalc.

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

    • Stellarium is Free and Open SourceStarCalc is Free and Proprietary
  2. Celestia icon
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    Celestia is an 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.

    28 Celestia alternatives
    The orbits of a number of main belt asteroids (in brown) plotted together with major planet orbits (in blue).

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS

    Celestia Features

    1.  Portable
    Celestia iconStarCalc Icon

    Celestia VS StarCalc

    Is Celestia a good alternative to StarCalc?
     
    • Celestia is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to StarCalc.

    • Celestia is Free and Open SourceStarCalc is Free and Proprietary
  3. 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.

    41 Sky Map alternatives
    Sky Map screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Sky Map Features

    1.  Augmented Reality
    Sky Map iconStarCalc Icon

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  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.

    43 Gaia Sky alternatives
    Gaia Sky screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Gaia Sky Features

    1.  Notifications
    Gaia Sky iconStarCalc Icon

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  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...

    50 Planetario alternatives
    Planetario screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Planetario iconStarCalc Icon

    Planetario VS StarCalc

    Is Planetario a good alternative to StarCalc?
     
    • Planetario is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to StarCalc.

    • Planetario is Free and Open SourceStarCalc is Free and Proprietary
  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.

    39 Sky Guide alternatives
    Sky Guide screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch

    Sky Guide Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    Sky Guide iconStarCalc Icon

    Sky Guide VS StarCalc

    Is Sky Guide a good alternative to StarCalc?
     
    • Sky Guide is the most popular commercial alternative to StarCalc.

    • Sky Guide is Paid and ProprietaryStarCalc is Free and Proprietary
  7. Solar System Scope icon
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    3D simulation of the Solar System and night sky - real time virtual orrery and observatory

    50 Solar System Scope alternatives
    Solar System Scope screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Solar System Scope Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Multiple languages
    Solar System Scope iconStarCalc Icon

    Solar System Scope VS StarCalc

    Is Solar System Scope a good alternative to StarCalc?
     
    • Solar System Scope is the most popular Web-based alternative to StarCalc.

    • Solar System Scope is Freemium and ProprietaryStarCalc is Free and Proprietary
  8. KStars icon
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    KStars is a Desktop Planetarium for KDE. It provides an accurate graphical simulation of the night sky, from any location on Earth, at any date and time. The display includes upto 100 million stars, 13,000 deep-sky objects,all 8 planets, the Sun and Moon, and thousands of comets...

    44 KStars alternatives
    KStars showing the constellation of Orion

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    KStars iconStarCalc Icon

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  9. Starry Night (series) icon
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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.

    38 Starry Night (series) alternatives
    Starry Night (series) screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Starry Night (series) iconStarCalc Icon

    Starry Night (series) VS StarCalc

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  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...

    19 TOPCAT alternatives
    Windows of TOPCAT

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Java
    TOPCAT iconStarCalc Icon

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

    40 Noctua Stellarium Mobile alternatives
    Noctua Stellarium Mobile screenshot 1
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Noctua Stellarium Mobile Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    Noctua Stellarium Mobile iconStarCalc Icon

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  12. Cartes du Ciel (Skychart) icon
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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 position of planets, asteroids and comets are shown.

    39 Cartes du Ciel (Skychart) alternatives
    Moon rise with flattenning by the atmospheric refraction

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Cartes du Ciel (Skychart) iconStarCalc Icon

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