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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TOPCAT Alternatives
Apps similar to TOPCAT include Stellarium, which is free and open source. Other options are Sky Map, KStars, Gaia Sky and Solar System Scope. You can choose from more than 10 Star Maps like TOPCAT for Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and iPad.
Alternatives list
- 60 Stellarium alternatives
48 Sky Map alternativesSky Map (formerly the Google Sky Map) turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a window on the night sky.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- Global
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51 KStars alternativesOpen-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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46 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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- EU
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51 Solar System Scope alternatives3D 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
Slovakia- EU
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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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
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13 Cosmonium alternativesCosmonium 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.
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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
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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
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
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.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Apple Watch
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- EU
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