Its name has nothing to do with what it is-a hyperlocal weather forecasting app-but since a clear sky is as important as a dark sky it’s an important part of a stargazer’s toolkit. It is being used in planetarium projectors. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It’s great for meteor showers, but only if they’re happening away from a full Moon. Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. Figure on going at least 40 miles from a major city. Dive in a collection of many stars, nebulas, galaxies, star clusters and other deep sky objects. If you’re prepared to travel to dark skies to get the most our of stargazing then consider the Light Pollution Map, which will show you the dark spots between light-polluted area. Stellarium Mobile features: View an accurate night sky simulation of stars and planets for any date, time and location. It’s also got a great news and explainer section that will help you become a more skilful stargazer. Sky Guideĭesperate to see the aurora but don’t live in the far north? This beautiful-looking app puts fake aurora into the night sky as well as 24 famous constellations, 100 deep-sky objects and movements of the International Space Station. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye. Users can focus on deep-sky objects and, most usefully, simulate the effects of Earth’s atmosphere to show a more realistic-looking night sky. Stellarium on rollApp is online planetarium for your tablet, laptop or computer. This free and open source planetarium software is one of the most comprehensive with new versions looking ever more polished.
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