The Best 40 Solar System Scope Alternatives

  • WorldWide Telescope

    The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a Web 2.0 visualization software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery...

    Free Open Source Windows Web

  • Gaia Sky

    3D visualization software for ESA's (European Space Agency) Gaia mission to chart about 1 billion stars of the Milky Way Galaxy.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • Aciqra

    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...

    Free Open Source Windows Linux

  • Aladin

    Aladin is an interactive sky atlas allowing the user to visualize digitized astronomical images or full surveys.

    Free Mac OS X Windows Linux Web

  • StarMap 3D

    StarMap 3D Plus is the portable star atlas for beginners or advanced astronomers. Use StarMap 3D Plus to find the planets, stars, constellations, star clusters...

    Commercial iPhone iPad

  • Sky Guide

    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.

    Commercial

  • Exoplanet Explorer 3D

    Exoplanet Explorer takes you on a journey beyond the limits of our Solar System. Based on the latest available data, you’ll explore virtual models of more than 700 known...

    Free Android

  • Solar Model

    SourceForge presents the Solar Model project. Solar Model is an open source application. SourceForge provides the world's largest selection of Open Source Software....

    Free Windows

  • Digital Universe Atlas

    The Digital Universe Atlas incorporates data from dozens of organizations worldwide to create the most complete and accurate 3-D atlas of the Universe from the local...

    Free Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • Mitaka

    Mitaka is software for visualizing the known Universe with up-to-date observational data and theoretical models. Mitaka users can seamlessly navigate through space, from...

    Free Windows

  • Distant Suns (series)

    Distant Suns astronomy app is an award-winning hand-held planetarium with over 25 years of development, offering you the new way to look at the sky from on the Earth to...

    Commercial Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Kindle Fire

  • GoSkyWatch Planetarium

    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...

    Commercial

  • Luminos

    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...

    Commercial

  • Planisphere

    Planisphere is an astronomy application that lets you use pinch and finger gestures to manipulate a map of the sky. As you zoom in finer detail comes into view. You can...

    Commercial

  • Sky Map of Constellations

    A very simple overview of the northern and southern sky hemisphere map with the Constellation and approximate graphical position of the planets and of The Sun and of The...

    Free Android

  • SkySafari

    SkySafari 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...

    Commercial

  • Star Rover

    Star Rover is the fantastic planetarium for your smart phone. Just hold up your phone and Star Rover will tell you exactly what you are pointing at. Star Rover...

    Commercial

  • Starry Night (series)

    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...

    Commercial Mac OS X Windows Android Tablet iPad

  • The Night Sky

    The Night Sky app enables you to identify the stars, planets, galaxies, and constellations you can see above. • Breathtaking New Sky View: A completely redesigned new...

    Freemium Mac OS X Android iPhone Android Tablet Windows RT