Top 15 Cartes du Ciel (Skychart) Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

This program enables you to draw sky charts, making use of the data in 16 catalogs of stars and nebulae. In addition the position of planets, asteroids and comets are shown.

The purpose of this program is to prepare different sky maps for a particular observation. A large number of parameters help you to choose specifically or automatically which catalogs to use, the colour and the dimension of stars and nebulae, the representation of planets, the display of labels and coordinate grids, the superposition of pictures, the condition of visibility and more. All these features make this celestial atlas more complete than a conventional planetarium.
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1. Aladin

Aladin Aladin is an interactive sky atlas allowing the user to visualize digitized astronomical images or full surveys, superimpose entries from astronomical catalogues or databases, and interactively access related data and information from the Simbad database, the VizieR service and other archives for all known astronomical objects in the field.......

2. SkEye

SkEye SkEye is an advanced planetarium that also works as a PUSHTO guide for telescopes.The handheld-mode is similar to Google SkyMap. However, when switched to indirect-mode it doubles as a PUSHTO guide for telescopes. The PUSHTO system uses the phone's sensors alone. All you need to do is strap the phone......

3. The Night Sky

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 Sky View comes to Night Sky with a vivid new colorful atmosphere, animations, and more detailed stars, satellites, and planets than ever before, prepare......

4. StarMap 3D

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, galaxies, and nebulae visible to you based on your location and time. StarMap 3D will even use the compass to automatically align the map!......

5. Aciqra

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 accuracy of a fraction of a degree for thousands of years into both the future and the past. It's software that generates a virtual......

6. Sky Map of Constellations

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 Moon without ZOOMING.The Moon Info (the menu item) shows the date of phases of The Moon and the action of gravity......

7. Distant Suns (series)

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 off. Sporting over 130,000 stars, all 8 (or is it 9?) planets, the sun and moon, constellations, galaxies, nebula and......

8. SkySafari

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 device's built-in compass and accelerometer. It includes hundreds of astronomical images, and contains encyclopedic descriptions of the constellations, stars and......

9. GoSkyWatch Planetarium

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 point to the sky to start exploring. Unique rotation scheme enables touchless navigation even for the iPod touch and earlier iPhones......

10. Star Rover

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 determines your location automatically. You'll see the stars, moon, planets, constellations in their proper place from your current location. As you move......

11. Luminos

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 will amaze you. Our enthusiastic customers range from hobbyists to professional astronomers, and everyone in between. And now, Luminos features the largest catalog available on mobile, with......

12. Starmap

Starmap Starmap is an intelligent sky navigation tool, written by a professional of the field.Hold the device in your line of vision and discover the map smoothly scanning the sky as you move.Starmap can be extended at will by downloading new functions. It offers many astronomical courses in the form of......

13. Planisphere

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 double tap on objects to get......

14. Google Sky Map

Google Sky Map Sky Map (formerly the Google Sky Map) turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a window on the night sky. Figure out what you're looking at:Point your phone at the sky, and Sky Map will show the stars, planets, constellations, and more to help you identify the celestial objects in view.......

15. Noctua Stellarium Mobile

Noctua Stellarium Mobile Stellarium Mobile is a fully-featured planetarium for your phone. It shows a realistic night sky map in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.The sensor control will also enable you to identify what you see in the sky in just a few seconds,......