Computer astronomy software

Stay on top of upcoming astronomical events such as conjunctions, meteor showers, eclipses, and more. Or plan an upcoming night under the stars with the sky calendar, map, and location features. When the clouds roll in, you can still enjoy Starry Night: review how the sky would look at any time in recorded history or in the future 4, BC to 3, AD. Or, with one click, gain a perspective of what the universe looks like from another planet or one of its moons! Love Astronomy and Saving Money?

Email: Sign Up. Please let us know what topics you are interested in. Org Get Stellarium if you want to experience the sky in 3D. It has catalogs with illustrations of constellations, planets, nebulae images and millions of stars among other functionalities.

You can click here for a full review of Stellarium. Celestia Celestia has several catalogs of planets, galaxies, stars and many others which help you make your way to the solar system and explore all that you want. WWT This easy to use software, the WorldWide Telescope will help you explore space by combining images from space-based telescopes and from those on the ground. The planetarium comes with both the Web Client and Windows Client to help you get a clear glimpse of the sky and capture a better view of celestial objects in 3D.

Orbiter Another free and friendly Planetarium is Orbiter. You have a chance to do several other things, including planning interplanetary slingshots, recreate historic flights, design your own rockets and much more. These catalogs have all you need to explore space including millions of stars, comets, asteroids, NGC objects and Meisser objects. The software displays the phase and location of the moon, location of earth satellites, and day and night earth regions.

With this software, you can make your own sky chart using the data provided. Improved Telescope Control. Open Astronomy Log Support. Dark Theme. Interactive Live SkyGuide. Audio Descriptions. Spacefaring Civilizations. Missions to Mars. Be There, One Time. Find Another Earth. Exoplanets in 3D.

One Small Step. Cosmic Dust in the Wind. Multi-Wavelength Sky Surveys. The Infinite Organized. Structure of the Universe.

Improved DeepSky Database Version 8 includes a 36, object, up-to-date, cross-referenced database built from various source catalogs. Redesigned Interactive SkyGuide Web-delivered multimedia reveals the science of the solar system, stars, galaxies, and the known universe. Starry Night Pro Plus 8 Starry Night Pro Plus 8 is our fully featured flagship program, tailored for the astronomer who wants the very best in-class astronomy software and telescope control experience. Starry Night Pro 8 Starry Night Pro 8 is the premium go-to solution for advanced stargazing used by thousands of astronomers around the world for research and to control professional observatories.

Starry Night Enthusiast 8 Starry Night Enthusiast 8 is designed for the serious amateur astronomer who wants an entry-level program that also includes advanced observing features and binocular databases. What's New in Starry Night 8 Part cloud, part data, all unified.

Improved DeepSky Database Explore a new, up-to-date, 36, object, cross-referenced database, built from various source catalogs. Improved Telescope Control Telescope control has been redesigned to offer a modern, sleek looking, user experience,. Sky Calendar Explore a hand picked list of the most interesting celestial objects to observe each evening. Audio Descriptions Hours of descriptive audio for over of the most interesting night sky objects.