Your gateway to the universe - see the night sky in unique brilliance, travel to the stars and to strange, new galaxies, land on celestial bodies or orbit the Earth in real time.
Plan your observations of the sky and control your telescope. Enjoy the many new features, the modern interface and a particularly simple operation!
EXPLORE THE NIGHT SKY
- Virtual planetarium to simulate the sky, with impressive representation of the movement of all celestial bodies and constellations
- Exact calculation of the position of celestial bodies based on the latest scientific data – for the current time, for tomorrow night or any other time between 4713 B.C. and 9999 A.D.
- Over 100 million stars, 1 million deep sky objects, 1.2 million asteroids, additional online access to the USNO B1.0 and Gaia DR3 catalogs with 1.8 billion stars
TRAVEL THROUGH TIME AND SPACE
- Impressive flights through space to planets, moons, asteroids, spacecraft, stars and to distant galaxies, going even beyond the boundaries of the Milky Way
- Simulation of astronomical events from fascinating angles with just one mouse click – it's like you were there yourself
- Breathtaking perspectives through three-dimensional representation of celestial bodies – also available for interstellar nebulae, star clusters and entire galaxies
EXPLORE THE SOLAR SYSTEM
- Positionally accurate landing on planets and moons to observe the sky from there, an orbit or a freely selectable location in the solar system
- Impressive 3D display of the orbits of all planets, moons, asteroids, comets and satellites, with the option to show and hide each orbit line separately
- Observation of asteroids and comets on their way through space, with high-precision calculation of orbit data using numerical integration
- Tracking of 45 deep space missions with representation of the most important phases of well-known missions like Voyager or James Webb Space Telescope in spectacular animations
PLAN OBSERVATIONS
- Convenient observation planner with clear visibility information and with integrated management of your personal favorites
- Comprehensive calendar of astronomical events with special lists for solar and lunar eclipses, conjunctions and meteor showers
- One-click viewing information and animated simulations of the events
- Three-dimensional solar eclipse map with all important times and animations for eclipse previews
- Preview window for today's celestial events
FIND OBJECTS
- Powerful search function to quick find any object – by entering the name or direct access to selection lists for all types of celestial bodies
- Separate categories for stars with exoplanets and for known novae and supernovae
- Optional flights to the objects, direct positioning of the sky view, display of astronomical information or information for observation
- Real-time tracking of thousands of satellites and space probes with satellite orbit map to show the path of satellites over the Earth's surface
- Spectacular views of detailed 3D models of the ISS and other spacecraft
OPTIMIZED OPERABILITY
- Preview the movement of any object across the sky – in time-lapse, with just one click
- Clear control window for precise navigation in the sky view
- Automatic or manual customization of display options with large selection of tools such as grids, fixed points, ecliptic and horizon lines, compass, telrad rings and more
- Intuitive setting of the observation time and date for easy visualization of astronomical events that actually last days, months or years
- Two different modes of time acceleration, with fine gradation and forward-backward time progression
- History function for direct selection of already visited celestial bodies
OTHER FEATURES
- Detailed introduction to astronomy with 29 chapters on the basics, astronomical events and missions, with many pictures, videos and animations
- Integrated dictionary of astronomy with many illustrations and more than 3500 entries
- Multi-window function for simultaneous display of celestial events from different viewing angles and distances, with time synchronization of the view windows
- Telescope control for telescopes with Meade and Celestron interface, with support of ASCOM Alpaca standard
- Download of current orbit data for spacecraft, asteroids and comets
- Eight languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Japanese
- Optimized for touch screen operation
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