KStars
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 Night sky over Tbilisi on August 30, 2017 |
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| developer | Jason Harris and the KStars team |
| Current version | 3.4.1 (Feb. 24, 2020) |
| operating system | Windows , macOS , Linux , Android |
| programming language | C ++ |
| category | Astronomy program |
| License | GPL ( Free Software ) |
| German speaking | Yes |
| edu.kde.org/kstars | |
KStars is a free astronomy program on the basis of KDE - platform 4 . You can use it to explore the night sky from your desk for any location and any date . It draws the positions of stars , constellations , star clusters , nebulae , galaxies and planets on the screen and contains over 100 million stars, 13,000 deep sky objects, our entire solar system and thousands of comets and asteroids. The display can be moved and enlarged or reduced, and objects can also be identified and followed as they move across the sky .
KStars allows extensive customizations. You can set which objects should be displayed with which colors and images of every part of the sky can be downloaded from online databases. Suitable telescopes can be controlled with KStars and recordings can be made with CCD cameras. The needs of modern amateur astronomy are met.
In addition to the version for desktop computers, there is a lite version for Android for use on smartphones and tablets .
Web links
- Official website (mostly English)
- The KStars Handbook
- MPC elements for comets and minor planets in KStars (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The KStars team. In: GitHub . Retrieved November 15, 2018 .
- ↑ KStars for Windows / OSX / Linux. In: kde.org. Retrieved February 24, 2020 .
- ↑ openhub.net . (accessed November 13, 2015).
- ↑ Installation page for Android. In: Google Play . Retrieved July 26, 2017 .