AstroPlanner
Observation planning and logging with telescope
control
AstroVizier
Provides a detailed physical ephemeris for the major
bodies of the solar system. Surface maps are given
for Mercury, Venus, Moon, Mars, Pluto and grid maps
are provided for the gas giants and the sun.
Astronomy
Software by AeroSpaceGuide
Guide to the Best Astronomy and Space Software online
Eclipse
Finder for S60 Devices
Tiny Astronomical application for MIDP 2.0 devices,
can calculate the Detailed Information of any Solar
and Lunar Eclipses Phenomenon with extreme accuracy
Four
By Jove
Provides a very precise position for the four main
moons of Jupiter within +/- 8 km. Jupiter events
like transits, shadow transits, eclipses and occultations
are shown in a graphical form. Mutual events such
as occultations and umbral eclipses can be shown
in graphical form as well.
Gravity
Simulator
Software generates orbits using an in build integrator
MPL3D
Solar System
Explore the solar sytem and thousands of real extrasolar
objects in a 3D interactive simulation of the close
universe.
Tria
Image Processing
The Tria program enables fast and effective deconvolution
and blind deconvolution, image math, and image registration.
Version 2.0 provides faster processing, improved
display, and unique image analysis tools.
VRMars-Spirit
- The Red Planet Mars 3D
Virtual Reality Astronomy Software presenting the
Mars Exploration Rover Spirit Mission, powered by
the VRPresents technology. It gives the feel of
being on the surface of Mars.
Voyager
4
View the heavens on your computer from any place
on Earth, in the Solar System, or beyond
WebCCD
Produces an artificial image of a star field based
on the selected catalog
Picosky
Sideral time calculator
ESO-MIDAS
European Southern Observatory Munich Image Data
Analysis System VMS, OpenVMS and UNIX systems, including
LINUX
fchart
Draws practical, well-readable deepsky finder charts
in Postscript (EPS) and Adobe PDF format.
Fireball
Free windows software to calculate atmospheric trajectory
and heliocentric orbit of meteoroids.
IRAF
Image Reduction and Analysis Facility
KStars
Planetarium software for the KDE desktop environment
Linux
for Astronomy
Includes over 3Gb of Astronomical software precompiled
for the Linux (x86) operating system
Nightfall
Eclipsing Binary Star Program
Model for eclipsing binary stars, for Linux or any
other Unix
Orbit
Reconstruction, Simulation and Analysis (ORSA)
A framework for celestial mechanics investigations
Skymap
Planetarium program
Where
is M13?
Displays the 3-D positions of deep sky objects within
and around the Galaxy.
Xephem
Star-charting, sky-simulating, ephemeris-generating
software
Xplns
Displays, calculates, tracks the position of many
celestial objects (stars, galaxies, nebulae, constellations,
planets, comets, etc.)
WebCCD
Produces an artificial image of a star field based
on the selected catalog
Aladin
Sky atlas allowing the user to visualize digitized
images of any part of the sky, to superimpose entries
from astronomical catalogs or personal user data
files, and to access related data and information
from the SIMBAD, NED, VizieR, etc.
Astronomy
Magazine - Star Dome
Sky mapping program to plan your observing sessions
Ephemeris.com
Sun to Sedna Ephemeris
Galaxien-Photoscript
Javascript for galaxy observers in German
GeoAstro
Applet Collection
Java applets concerning the positions of the Sun
and Moon in the sky and much more
JODAS
Java based Optical Design and Analysis Software
JSkyCalc
Expedites the 'time-and-the-sky' calculations needed
by observational astronomers
Java
Observing Tool
Earth, moon, sun, planets, and star chart Java tools
Jupiter
Events
JavaScript Application
Julian
Date
JavaScript Application
picoSky
Cellular telephone planetarium
Picosky
Sideral time calculator
Skynotes
Jupiter's moon positions and Moon Phases
Solar
System Live
WWW Interactive
Solar
System Simulator
Simulate the sky, planets, and satellites as seen
from Earth. Acurate renderings and event predictions
(transits, shadows, eclipse, ocultation) of any
planet and satellite.
Space
Weather Applications
Graphs of current space weather data from NOAA GOES
satellites and other data sources
Sun
and Moon Almanac
Interactive almanac
Sunlit
Earth Java Desktop Application
Displays the sunlit part of the Earth as will as
the city lights from dark side
Sun
And Moon Times
Mobile phone software to calculate the rise and
set times for the Sun and Moon and the Moon phase.
The
Planets
Java Application to plot Jupiter's Moons and Saturn's
Rings
Where
is M13?
Displays the 3-D positions of deep sky objects within
and around the Galaxy.
AIPS
Astronomical Image Processing System
AstroWeb
- Astronomy Software Servers
Astronomy Software
AstroTips.com
All about Astronomy Software
STSci
Free Space Science Software
Astronomy Software
Software
for Eclipsing Binary Stars
Astronomy Software
AA+
C++ implementation for the algorithms as presented
in the book 'Astronomical Algorithms' by Jean Meeus
ASTRONOM
Planetary information software
AVIS
FITS Viewer
FITS image viewer
Adastra
FREESTAR
Accessible free planetarium with multiple viewplanes,
accurate reports, live orbital tracking, and astronomical
dictionary
Astronomical
Observation Log
Log down your observations and import a pic or sketch
of the object your observing.
Astro
French astronomy program, especially for Dobson's
owners
AstroSnap
and AstroSnap Pro
AstroSnap (Freeware) and AstroSnap Pro (Shareware)
are two astronomical imaging programs especially
designed for webcams
AstroGrav
Allows you to study how astronomical objects move
and interact under the force of gravity
AstroNotes
Minimalistic browser-based application for archiving
and managing observing and imaging data
AstroCalculator
Optical and Imaging calculator. Use for all aspects
of Astrophotography from imaging characteristics,
resolution to exposure and more.
AstroPlanner
Observation planning and logging with telescope
control
AstroMB
Manage astronomical images and catalogs, allow robotic
observations, astrometry and photometry
Astrometrica
Software for doing astrometry of Minor Planets
Astronomer's
Digital Clock
Displays time, date, and Julian day
AstroVizier
Provides a detailed physical ephemeris for the major
bodies of the solar system. Surface maps are given
for Mercury, Venus, Moon, Mars, Pluto and grid maps
are provided for the gas giants and the sun.
Astronomy
Calculator
Provides sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and
lunar phase information for any location on Earth
Astro
Timer PPC
Pocket PC Software designed for recording the timings
of lunar grazings, ocultations, transits, meteor
showers and any other astronomical observation that
needs a record of the date and time to the nearest
10th of a second.
AstroPlanner
Astronomical observation planning, logging and telescope
control software
AstroCalc
Calculates the position of planets and give their
appearance
Astronomy
Software by AeroSpaceGuide
Guide to the Best Astronomy and Space Software online
CADET
Image processing program specific to astronomical
images that supports FITS, Bitmap and JPEG formats
CCDSoft
Combines both CCD camera control functions and astronomical
image processing functions into a single package
CCD
Astrometry
Software for doing astrometry of Minor Planets
CLEA
Windows Software Modern Laboratory Exercises in
Astronomy
CNebulaX
Cartes
du ciel latest software for the new user
recommended
by SWITCHBANKS
Celestial
Maps
Sky atlas for windows and DOS
Charon
Minor planet astrometry software
Circe
Astrometrical software for minor planets and comets
Dan's
Astronomy Software
Jupiter, Saturn, and eclipsing binary star programs
DarkAdapted
Modifies your screen gamma settings so that you
may preserve your dark adaptation while using your
computer
designerSKY
Planetarium like starchart
Deepsky
Observining and planning software for observers,
telescope control, log book, control panels
Desktop
Universe by Main-Sequence Software
The fusion of a full-color photographic star atlas
with a desktop planetarium program
DeepSkyStacker
Freeware for astrophotographers that simplifies
all the pre-processing steps of deep sky pictures
and is specialized in dealing with RAW files from
DSLRs. TIFF, JPEG, BMP and PNG files are also supported
Delphinus
Freeware designed to control Canon DSLR Cameras
by Serial Port (RS-232)
Digital
Universe
Advanced astronomical simulator
EarthDesk
Real time rendered Earth desktop with sunight, moonlight
and clouds
Earth
Centered Universe Pro v4.0
Planetarium and telescope control program designed
for the requirements of amateur astronomers and
professionals alike
Eclipse
Finder for S60 Devices
Tiny Astronomical application for MIDP 2.0 devices,
can calculate the Detailed Information of any Solar
and Lunar Eclipses Phenomenon with extreme accuracy
Encyclopedia
Galactica
Planetarium software, explore the moon features,
3D solar system
Esquire
Nautical Almanc
Fully operational almanac
Find
Orb
Computes orbital elements from observations
FlashSkies
Online Flash Planetarium for every Browser
Four
By Jove
Provides a very precise position for the four main
moons of Jupiter within +/- 8 km.
GeoFusion
Mars
The GeoPlayer Mars program allows you to explore
the Red Planet from outer space to deep in Valles
Marinaris. You can fly through valleys and over
craters on desktop PCs and laptop computers with
a graphics accelerator This is a free low resolution
version of a the GeoFusion CD.
Gravity
Simulator
Software generates orbits using an in build integrator
Hallo
Northern Sky
Planetarium program for Windows
HomePlanet
Astronomy, space, and satellite tracking package
Hypersky
Computerized star atlas linked to a set of reference
works
JupView
PPC
The positions of Jupiter's satellites, Great Red
Spot and a map of Jupiter's features
Leaving
the Cradle
Interactive 3D simulation of Apollo circumlunar
flight. Includes 350 MB of planetary textures.
Lunar
Globe: the Virtual Museum of lunar vehicles
survey the lunar sphere, lunar formations and other
objects without an astronomical telescope
Lunar
Phase Pro
Moon observer's toolkit. Contains lunar phenomena
predition tools, interactive moon atlas, searchable
database of over 9,000 features and many other tools.
LunarPhase
Graphically displays the current phase of the moon
and much more
Lunar
Co-longitude
Computes co-longitude for dates from 1989 to 2020
Lunar
Map Pro
Produces high resolution lunar maps for use at the
telescope
Lunar
Occultation Workbench
Computes predictions of occultations by the Moon
of the planets and stars
MODAS
Modern Optical Design and Analysis Software
MPL3D
Solar System
Explore the solar sytem and thousands of real extrasolar
objects in a 3D interactive simulation of the close
universe.
Mariner
10 Image Browser and Reconstructor
Software for Mariner 10 TV experiment allows image
processing with noise filtering, despeckling, and
reconstruction
MaxIm
DL
Image processing software
Maxclock
3.1
High-precision clock, displays sidereal and solar
times, equation of time, Julian dates, Delta-T,
aequatorial and ecliptic coordinates of sun and
moon
Mars
MOLA Viewer
View the actual terrain of Mars, at any point on
the surface, as a fly-through real-time 3D rendering
MegaStar
Sky Atlas for Windows
Meade
Astronomical Software
Telescope control software
Meteor
Observation Log
Log is designed around a 3 hour observation session
with the capablity to record up to 20 meteors an
hour
Moon
Phase Icon
Shows the current moon phase in your system tray
Moon
Phase Oracle - Solunar Prediction Software
Astronomy software for any location worldwide displays
information for any time of day
Moovastar
Proper motion simulation, simulates star positions
in the future and past
Moon
Map for Pocket PC
A vectorized moon map for the Pocket PC and Palm
devices.
Newt
Telescopes
A newtonian telescope design program that ray traces
the telescope checking for vignetting, optimizes
diagonal size, calculates baffle size and position,
and a lot more
OpTiX
Comprehensive optical design software
Orbit
Explorer
Physics educational software for high school and
college students and teachers
Orbiter
Freeware space flight simulation and Solar System
exploration program with accurate physics, 3D graphics,
and a first-person astronaut's perspective.
Orbitron
Satellite tracking software for visual observers
and radio amateurs
PEAS
- Periodic Error Analyzing Software
Program for evaluation and analysis of periodical
errors in equatorial mount
PICTools
Convert PIC image files, coming from IRIS (free
image processing software) in unsigned 16-bit per
colour channel TIFF files
PIXY
system 2
Automated astronomical image examination system
PLUCOR.EXE
A freely downloadable Ephemeris program which will
print out positions of Sun,Moon and planets
PP3
Free tool for drawing celestial chars in resolution-independent
format (PDF)
PRODOBS
Deepsky database written in javascript, allows sophisticated
queries, contains sky atlas, finder charts and object-related
links to NED, SIMBAD or WEBDA (in german!)
Peranso
Period analysis software for variable stars
Perseus
A vector engine-based planetarium, with USNO2 support,
real images 'melt' into the background, 3D graphics
for solar system bodies
Power
Age Sky Simulator
Planetarium program, a graphic interpretation of
the sky
Practices
on Observational Astronomy
Educational software with exercises involving eclipses,
saros cycles, and the sky
RSI
New Moon
Easy-to-use educational software for middle school
through college. 3D views of the Moon's phases,
the Solar System, and more.
RTGUI:
Windows Real-Time Interactive Astronomy Software
Controls most 'goto' telescopes, rapidly locate
planets, deep-sky objects, and bright stars from
catalogs
RedShift
Planetarium program
SUNDI
Designed to allow you to quickly and easy design
and plan the most popular sundials
Scope
Calculator
Scope Calculator calculates and compares the magnification,
field of view, and exit pupil of up to 7 eyepieces
when used with a specific telescope
Screen
Saver
Earth, moon, and planet screen savers
SkyChart
Planetarium program
SkyGlobe
Planetarium program
Sky
Atlas
A program for anyone that wants to know how to identify
constellations and other space objects: stars, galaxies,
nebulas, planets
Solar
Kingdom
A 3D Solar System Simulator and Encyclopedia
Space
Weather Applications
Graphs of current space weather data, interactive
map of the Sun
Stellaris
A shareware program for the amateur astronomer
Star
Atlas Pro
Deep Sky Star Charts and Telescope Control Software
StarLight
Pro
StarLight Pro produces animated views of eclipsing
binary stars and calculate synthetic lightcurves.
The effects of limb darkening, temperature, inclination,
stellar size, mass ratio, and star shape are included.
StellaNavigator
Astronomy Simulation Software
StarChartGL
OpenGL star chart with photo-realistic views of
110,000 stars, 110 messiers and all the planets
StarStrider
A software planetarium, a virtual space-ship, an
three dimensional star chart, and more
Stellar
Magic
Freeware and shareware image processing software.
Astronomical image processing tutorial.
Sun
and Moon Almanac
Graphical Sun and Moon Almanac
TPoint
Telescope pointing analysis software
TS-24
Crystal Lake Observatory astronomy learning and
discovery program.
Texas
A&M Astronomical Software
Lots of Freeware by Don Carona involving the Jupiter
system, the Sun, the Moon, etc.
The
Free Virtual
Galaxy Project a free 3-D virtual space program
based upon data obtained from NASA's ADC
TheSky
Planetarium and telescope control program
TheSky
Pocket Edition
Graphical astronomy program that turns your personal
computer into a personal planetarium
Trefach
Astronomy Centre Software
Network Telescope Control, Blink Comparator and
slightly OT GPS Mapper
Tria
Image Processing
The Tria program enables fast and effective deconvolution
and blind deconvolution, image math, and image registration.
Version 2.0 provides faster processing, improved
display, and unique image analysis tools.
VITO
AstroNavigator
GPS application that displays sky map above you
accordingly to your current position, time and direction
of movement
VRMars-Spirit
- The Red Planet Mars 3D
Virtual Reality Astronomy Software presenting the
Mars Exploration Rover Spirit Mission, powered by
the VRPresents technology. It gives the feel of
being on the surface of Mars.
Venera
15/16 Radar Mosaic Browser
Windows software allows browsing of the Venera 15
and 16 radar maps.
Virtual
Lunar Atlas
Moon image atlas for Windows
Voyager
4
View the heavens on your computer from any place
on Earth, in the Solar System, or beyond
Where
is M13?
Displays the 3-D positions of deep sky objects within
and around the Galaxy.
Winstars
Planetarium, showing you the appearance of the sky,
as seen from anywhere on Earth, for any date
Xearth
provides an image of the Earth correctly shaded
for the current position of the Sun
Xephem
Star-charting, sky-simulating, ephemeris-generating
software
YoMama
Yale Observatory iMAge Manipulation Application
Astronomy
Village
Investigating the Universe
AstroPlanner
Astronomical observation planning, logging and telescope
control software
AstroImageBrowser
Front end to Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) internet
repository of astronomical images
Astro
IIDC
Astronomy and Microscopy oriented application developed
from the ground up to make FireWire camera imaging
easier on the Mac
CLEA
Macintosh Software Modern Laboratory Exercises in
Astronomy
Celestia
A scientifically accurate 3D space simulation (uses
OpenGL), contains 3D positions of everything from
stars to asteroids and artifical satellites (also
a large amount of expansion addons are available)
Digital
Universe
Planetarium software
INFO-MAC
Science and Math
MoonClock, Moon Tool, NightSky, Planet, StarAtlas,
MacAstro, MAIA, etc.
MacAstronomica
Astronomy/astrology program for the Mac
MoonDock
Shows moon phase on desktop plus other info
RedShift
Planetarium program
SEDS
FTP Site - Macintosh
Collection of astronomy software
Scope
Calculator (Mac)
Scope Calculator calculates and compares the magnification,
field of view, and exit pupil of up to 7 eyepieces
when used with a specific telescope
Starry
Night
Macintosh planetarium program
Sunlit
Earth Widget
Displays the sunlit part of the Earth as will as
the city lights from dark side
TheSky
Planetarium and telescope control program
Where
is M13?
Displays the 3-D positions of deep sky objects within
and around the Galaxy.
Xephem
Star-charting, sky-simulating, ephemeris-generating
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