Windows · Free download · Astronomy
is a fun and educational program that shows the position of stars, the Sun, the planets, comets and the Messier objects as they would be seen from any position on Earth.
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Overview
is a fun and educational program that shows the position of stars, the Sun, the planets, comets and the Messier objects as they would be seen from any position on Earth.
In depth
It displays the complete Yale Bright Star Catalog of over 9000 brightest stars up to magnitude 6.5. Stars can be labeled by name, Bayer/Flamsteed IDs, or YBS catalog numbers. All deep sky objects included in the Messier List are displayed, and can be labelled by name, M number or NGC number. Various options allow you to view the names of the sun, planets, moons, and comets, as well as several celestial coordinate grids (altitude, azimuth, declination, right ascension, ecliptic, celestial longitude).
An animation option generates a series of views separated by fixed intervals of time. Other features include full screen display mode, zoom in/out, a user-definable magnitude limit, view below horizon feature, object tracking, and more.
Verdict
MyStars! (32-bit) runs on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/Windows 10/11 and is available under the Time-limited Trial license — the installer is 1 MB. We’ve catalogued it under Astronomy.
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