Stellarium
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. It is being used in planetarium projectors.
Displays the sky view at the correct orientation when held at any angle not just landscape or portrait. Simple operation, no buttons to press or modes to select, just...
displays the sky view at the correct orientation when held at any angle not just landscape or portrait. simple operation, no buttons to press or modes to select, just point to the sky to start exploring. unique rotation scheme enables touchless navigation even for the ipod touch and earlier iphones without a compass.
features:
point and identify accelerometer with compass navigation high performance animation built in database of all stars visible to the naked eye adjustable star brightness to viewing conditions over 200 images of planets and deep sky objects full catalog of messier and caldwell deep sky objects with images actual image taken of the milky way planet, star, constellation, comet and dso ephemeris data time lapse animation by time, day, and sidereal day full sky 180 degree display below horizon display planet, constellation, dso and star finder constellation links to ian ridpath's startales. solar system, star and dso wikipedia links star and planet brightness and distance heads up display constellation mythical images, boundaries and patterns easy setup using location or built in city list red light mode for night viewing location favorites
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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. It is being used in planetarium projectors.
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