astronomy

KStars Planetarium Astronomy Software

Post last modified:February 28, 2022
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

KStars is a free and open source Astronomy application for Linux, Windows and MacOS. Using KStars, you can view graphical simulation of the night sky, from any location on Earth, at any date and time. It comes with more than 13000 sky objects, planets, Sun, Moon, comets, asteroids, supernovae, satellites and 100 million stars. It also comes with FOV editor, observation planner, a sky calendar tool and many more. It is a powerful astronomy application for amateur and professional astronomers.

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Gaia Sky Real time 3D Astronomy Visualization Software

Post last modified:February 25, 2021
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Gaia Sky is a free and open source 3D astronomy visualization application for Linux, MacOS and Windows. Using Gaia sky you can explore our Solar System and cosmos. It also comes with VR (Virtual Reality) and command-line support. Some other features are elevation maps support, 6 stereoscopic modes, 360 mode, real-time usage in multi-projector systems and you can Record and play your camera paths.

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Cosmonium Free 3D Astronomy and Space Exploration Software

Post last modified:January 21, 2021
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Cosmonium is a free and open source 3D astronomy and space exploration software for Windows, Linux and MacOS. You can use this program to visit our solar system with all planets and their moons. You can also visit the neighboring stars, galaxy and the Universe.

It is also support Celestia addons. It is also provides HD and the UHD images via additional package download. It is written in python and and released under GPL-3.0 License. Some other similar type of applications are Winstars and Stellarium

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