ASTRONOMY SOFTWARE
Categories:
- Sky Observation or Planetarium Software
- Object based Software
- FITS Image Viewers
- Astronomy Image Processing Software
- Astronomy Equipment/Astronomical Observatory Controllers
- Software for Scientific Analysis
- Sky Observation or Planetarium Software
Stellarium Free
By far the most popular software in amateur astronomers’ community around the globe is this free open-source Planetarium program.
Windows, Linux, MacOS, iOS, Android
Cartes Du Ciel Free
A free and open-source Planetarium program with the capability of controlling the computerized telescopes.
Windows, Linux, MacOS,
Celestia Free
A real-time 3D Universe simulator, which has been used by NASA and ESA in their education programs.
Windows, Linus, MacOS, iOS, Android
Starrynight Free
One of the most advanced, detailed and packed with features, this software is available in many versions.
Windows, MacOS
NASA’s Eyes Free
One of our recommended platform to visually appreciate Planet Earth, Mars, Asteroids, Solar System and Exoplanets
- Object Based Software
Our Moon
Lunar Phase Pro Paid
An interactive Moon Atlas with detailed information on lunar phases & the surface features.
Virtual Moon Atlas Free
A popular program for displaying lunar features on an interactive globe and used by European Space Agency.
Windows
International Space Station
ISS Finder Free
This software helps you to spot the ISS and watch the station’s position above the ground in real-time.
Windows
ISS Mobile Apps
There are many apps for your mobile devices; some popular ones are:
- ISS Detector iOS
- ISS Detector Pro Android
- ISS Spotter Android
- ISS Live Now iOS
- ISS Finder Android
- ISS On Live Android
- Satellite Tracker iOS
- FITS Image Viewers
First released in 1981, Flexible Image Transport System is NASA’s endorsed file format for Astronomical Images and is used by professional Astronomers as well as amateur Astronomers around the world.
FITS File Viewer Free
This Link has many softwares and tools to view, analyse and operate on FITS Files.
- Astronomy Image Processing Software
SIRIL Free
An Astrophotography processing tool which allows you to calibrate, stack and process FITS Images.
Windows, Linux, MacOS
Deep Sky Stacker Free
Usually, this software is the first step for new comers into Astrophotography.
Windows
Maxim DL Paid
Tried and tested for decades, MDL has been a gold standard for Astro-imagers and it does everything from taking images to processing and analyzing them.
Windows
StarTools Paid
A very powerful yet underappreciated tool for Astrophotographers
Windows
PixInsight Paid
Probably the most respected software when it comes to Post Processing Astro-imagers.
- Astronomy Equipment/Astronomical Observatory Controllers
Maxim DL Paid
Astrophotographers have used this software for decades for controlling their telescopes, cameras, filter wheels, dome, weather station and more.
Windows
NINA Free
- Complete equipment control
- Image Recognition
- Sequencing
- Sky Atlas
- Plugins
- And much more
Windows
- Software for Scientific Analysis
A software to perform scientific calculations related to Aperture Photometry
Windows
Salsa J Free
A student friendly software developed to display, analyze and explore real astronomical images.
Windows
Astrometrica Paid
An excellent software for asteroids’ positioning for Astrometry
RSpec Paid
With the help of Star Analyser, this software can show you the elements in stellar atmospheres, chemical elements in comets and much more.