Astronomy Programs
Free-Shareware
(in alphabetical order)



AstroByte
AstroByte Logging Software is a database system designed to help you keep all of your viewing sessions documented. It also produces report logs, and reports to assist in the field.

Astrophotography Software
Astrophotography exposure calculator,Program to calculate effect of polar axis misalignment and more...

Astrostack Software
A program that takes a series of images or a piece of video (the "stack") and combines them into one picture

Cartes du Ciel
Program to draw sky charts

Celestia
Fantastic views of all our solar systems object and the stars

Distant Suns
Planetarium program (for Windows)lets you see what is out there at any time, and is very easy to use

Hallo northern sky
A free planetarium program for Windows complete with the SAO, PPM, Tycho-2 star databases, up to date deepsky database containing 26000 objects and more

JupSat95
Calculates and displays the positions of Jupiter's four Galilean moons

Moon Phases applet
A current - daily moon phases module

Night Vision
Night Vision is a "planetarium" program for Java, and will display the heavens from any location on earth

Planetarium
Planetarium is an application for the Palm Connected Organizer that plots star charts and offers some unique, useful features for the beginning star gazer as well as for the professional astronomer.

Spica
Astronomical software for those who wish to prepare their nightly observations and better understand what happens in the sky. (1.3MB)

Stellarium
Renders 3D photo-realistic skies in real time. With stellarium, you really see what you can see with your eyes, binoculars or a small telescope

The Planets
Jupiter's Moons Galilean Transits Shadow Transits Galilean Phenomena Table Great Red Spot Rings of Saturn Saturn's 8 Visible Moons Smooth Animation Animated Solar System Map of the Sky

TUMOL
The Ultimate Messier Object Log

Virtual Moon Atlas
Software for Moon observation or survey


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