KStars is a an open source freeware planetarium program from KDE, the linux platform group. KStars is available for Windows, requires the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable to run on PCs and it will automatically download it if it is not installed. The program features 100 million stars, 13,000 deep-sky objects and thousands of comets, asteroids, satellites and… Continue reading Freeware Astronomy With KStars
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Freeware Planetarium Hallo Northern Sky
Hallo Northern Sky is an educational, fun and fascinating planetarium program for windows and linux machines. It features around 30,000 objects and many more stars in its catalogue and can find any of them, provide descriptions and high resolution pictures with planets ones showing surface features. It can retrieve updated information online for more objects such as… Continue reading Freeware Planetarium Hallo Northern Sky
Aciqra : Open Source Planetarium
Aciqra (Version: 2.2 tested) is an open source planetarium software. It is one of the more complete ones available. It features star catalogs and NGC and IC catalogs that include millions of stars and 1000s of deep sky objects such as galaxies. It offers corrections for atmospheric refraction and other enhancements to be as accurate… Continue reading Aciqra : Open Source Planetarium
Stellarium Is Astronomy Central
Stellarium is described as Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer Stellarium is an excellent companion for the hobbyist and the curious astronomer. It has an attractive interface that is at the same time educational. Stellarium provides a view of the sky similar to the one that would visible to the naked… Continue reading Stellarium Is Astronomy Central