Some related links concerning:
- free WEB-BASED star-charting software
- Sky View Café (Java applet) Very nice applet with lots of features
- Your Sky (cgi script) Provides detailed constellation charts
- Interactive Sky Charts (Java applet) Nice constellation charts
- MyStarsLive (Java applet) Accurate horizon views
- Starchart (php script) Request your own printable sky charts in PDF/png/... format!
- freeware DESKTOP star-charting software
- Cartes du Ciel (Windows+Linux) Best planetarium/star charting program available for free, contains numerous options.
- Universum (Atari) Very nice program for "good old" Atari computers, written by a good friend of mine. Source code included!
- StarChartGL (Windows) Provides realistic sky charts.
- AlphaCentaure (Windows) Interesting planetarium software with lots of features.
- Celestia (multiplatform) Must have open source 3D real-time space simulator.
- COMMERCIAL DESKTOP software
- Megastar (Windows) Fantastic program!!! Build upon an incredibly extensive database of revisited stardata & deepsky data, prints highly accurate sky charts. Not the cheapest yet by far the best program your deepsky loving eyes will ever see!
- Deepsky Astronomy Software (Windows) Haven't tested this one myself but it seems a very nice package, check it out.
- The Sky (Windows + Macintosh) Powerfull sky charting program with many features.
- Starry Night Pro (Windows + Macintosh) Comprehensive planetarium software but not very suitable for producing finder charts.
- various websites
- nineplanets.org - astrosoftware Contains many more links to all kinds of astronomical plantetarium software, very comprehensive list.
- Astronomy, Space and Stars... Nice list of web-based planetarium software and astronomy in general.
- Astronomy URLs Another extensive list of web-based planetarium software and astronomy in general.
- Murzim/Sirius/Puppies Homepage of Sirius, the Belgian astronomical association I'm member of.
- Deepskylog An open source PHP/MySQL application that lets you keep track of your deepsky observations! Log all your observation reports (and those of your visitors) with this free package! DeepSkyLive is integrated.
- www.deepskylog.be An implementation of DeepskyLog: create a free account and contribute to a large database of amateur observation logs!