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Stellarium

Name: Stellarium
Author: Stellarium

Stellarium renders 3D photo-realistic skies in real time with OpenGL. It displays stars, constellations, planets and nebulae, and has many other features…

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Official site: github.com

About Stellarium

Stellarium renders 3D photo-realistic skies in real time with OpenGL. It displays stars, constellations, planets and nebulae, and has many other features including multiple panoramic landscapes, fog, light pollution simulation and a built-in scripting engine.

Stellarium comes with a star catalogue of about 600 thousand stars and it is possible to download extra catalogues with up to 210 million stars.

Stellarium has multiple sky cultures - see the constellations from the traditions of Polynesian, Inuit, Navajo, Korean, Lakota, Egyptian and Chinese astronomers, as well as the traditional Western constellations.

It is also possible to visit other planets in the solar system - see what the sky looked like to the Apollo astronauts, or what the rings of Saturn looks like from Titan.

How to install Stellarium

Click Download — the project's official release page opens in a new tab.
Download the latest .AppImage file.
Make it executable: right-click › Properties › Permissions › Allow executing as program, or run chmod +x the-file.AppImage in a terminal.
Double-click the file to run Stellarium — there's nothing to install, and you can delete the file to remove it.

How to run an AppImage on Linux

Frequently asked questions

Is Stellarium free to download?

Yes. The Download button sends you to github.com, the developer's official site, where Stellarium is available to download. Appimo doesn't host or modify any files.

Is Stellarium safe?

Stellarium downloads directly from the developer. As always, scan the installer with your antivirus and choose Custom setup to skip any bundled extras.