Windows · Free download · Astronomy
is an easy-to-use astronomy simulation software which allows you to learn how to identify planets, stars, and constellations.
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Overview
is an easy-to-use astronomy simulation software which allows you to learn how to identify planets, stars, and constellations.
In depth
Starry Night Backyard lets you view the sky in the past, present, and future, automatically identifying constellations as you move your mouse over them.
It includes data for over a million stars, all the planets, positions of the Messier objects and stick figures of all the constellations, as well as a "LiveSky.com" link which can retrieve more information on thousands of celestial bodies.
You can also travel in time from 4713 BC to 9999 AD, see what the night sky looked like on your birthday, watch the phases of the moon, trace orbits of planets and comets, visit a planet or star up to 20,000 light years away, and create QuickTime movies.
Verdict
Starry Night Backyard runs on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/Windows 10/11 and is available under the 15-day Trial license — the installer is 14 MB. We’ve catalogued it under Astronomy.
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