Celestia for Android is a real-time space simulator for exploring the solar system on an Android device.
Open source
24 alternativesStellarium
Stellarium renders realistic skies in real time with OpenGL and is available for Linux, Windows, macOS, and Haiku.
About Stellarium
Stellarium is a free GPL open-source planetarium for computers that renders skies in real time with OpenGL. It shows a 3D sky view corresponding to what can be seen with the naked eye, binoculars, or a small telescope.
It is available for Linux/Unix, Windows, macOS and Haiku, with source code available to get and build from the repository.
Key features
- Renders skies in real time using OpenGL
- Displays 3D sky view for computer
- Shows views for naked eye observation
- Supports views for binoculars and small telescopes
- Runs on Linux/Unix, Windows, macOS and Haiku
- Distributed as GPL open-source software
Best for: People who want a computer simulation of the sky visible with the naked eye, binoculars, or a small telescope.
Good for
- Free open-source software under GPL-2.0 license
- Available for Linux/Unix, Windows, macOS and Haiku
- Shows sky as seen with eyes, binoculars, or small telescope
Stellarium at a glance
- Category
- Education & Learning › Space & Astronomy
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Android, Linux, macOS, Windows
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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