This is very cool, and looks like it targets you wanting to look stuff up and I will probably use it at some point. But I feel that anyone looking at this and thinking "oh that's cool" should also try installing Stellarium (https://stellarium.org/). It lets you see what you can see in the night sky from any location/time on Earth, and is really useful for helping you identify what you're seeing in the night sky. I... - Source: Hacker News / 12 days ago

The project website is at http://stellarium.org/. There is no need to have images inside a project repository. Every maintainer already knows what it looks like. What next? Marketing materials? - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

There's even a web version linked at https://stellarium.org/. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

There’s also the FLOSS Stellarium: http://stellarium.org/. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

They're the Plieades. For future reference you can check on what's in the sky with software like Stellarium. Source: 9 months ago

I think Celestia could be a good one. I also thought about SpaceEngine, but AFAIK it was kind of terrible at generating realistic planetary systems, among other things (pricey, huge, etc.). Source: over 1 year ago

Celestia was something I played with before. Pretty interesting. Source: over 1 year ago

Celestia looks as though it would do it. Source: over 1 year ago

I'm looking for data and software to visualize the Apollo 17 trajectory (especially the "powered descent", lunar rendezvous and entry). I'm thinking of using celestia. I'm look for a data tables as well (time stamp, position for each part of the stack). Any tips are appreciated. Source: over 1 year ago

Yes, that's Celestia most likely. I'm not sure it is still maintained though. Source: over 1 year ago