Stellarium

Stellarium by Open Source

  • Editor's Rating: 5 stars
  • User Rating: 5 (7)
  • Price:Free

planetarium software Stellarium is a planetarium software that shows a realistic 3D simulation of the night sky on your computer screen. It includes a default catalog with more than 600,000 stars, images of nebulae, a realistic Milky Way, as well as planets and their satellites (additional catalogs are available for download). You can click on each object to view the name, distance and other details and also zoom in for a closer look. The program can show the sky based on your current geographical location or any other place on earth. It also allows you to simulate movements by going back and forth in time at different speeds. Other features include very realistic atmosphere, sunrise and sunset simulations, star twinkling effects ans shooting stars, skinnable landscapes, constellations for eleven different cultures, night vision mode and more.

Product Details

Publisher Open Source Popularity 66
Price Free O/S 2000/XP/Vista/7
Version 0.11.1 ...history Requirements None
Last updated Nov 04, 2011 File Size 52462 Kb

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4 stars28% 2
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Based on 7 reviews

Latest user reviews:

Not bad but there is better 4 stars by gimpguy (Read all my 655 reviews)
Stellarium has always been one of the better planetarium softwares and I don't dispute that which is why I gave it another go to see the changes. The interface is alright, sort of quirky trying to maneuver around and I wasn't that impressed with the view ports. The graphics are still decent. When I typed in where I live, it would stick me on Saturn, heh. All in all, it's a great planetarium although I still favor Winstars, which to me, still has a better, smoother interface. Stellarium didn't sway or wow me again, so maybe, next time? I still recommend this, just not as much as I would like to. showShow review details
A must have 5 stars by dee2too
It is always installed on any computer that I have. showShow review details
Wow, double wow 5 stars by Rustyboy (Read all my 33 reviews)
Stellarium is a real gem. For beginner sky watchers (like me) it has the basics and is intuitive to use. For the more advanced users it has a lot of extra features, with more deep sky star catalogs available for download should you so wish. A definite keeper. showShow review details
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