Stellarium

A planetarium for your computer, free

About Stellarium

Stellarium is a free, open-source planetarium program that renders a realistic 3D sky as seen with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It shows over 600,000 stars with additional catalogues, constellation art from many cultures and telescope control for observers. Overall, it is built for people who want that kind of job done reliably, without unnecessary complexity, steep learning curves or heavyweight software getting in the way of everyday work.

Stellarium key facts

Category: Learning & Education
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: astronomy, planetarium, open source
Official site: stellarium.org

About the Learning & Education category

Online courses and learning platforms to build new skills. The Learning & Education category on Tools Hub currently lists 356 tools. Alongside Stellarium, it includes Celestia, KStars, WorldWide Telescope, Aladin.

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More in Learning & Education

Comparing tools in the Learning & Education category? These related listings are worth a look: Celestia — Travel through a 3D model of the universe; KStars — Desktop planetarium with telescope control; WorldWide Telescope — Explore the universe with guided tours.