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Celestia VS Solar System Scope

Compare Celestia VS Solar System Scope and see what are their differences

Celestia logo Celestia

Real-time 3D visualization of space

Solar System Scope logo Solar System Scope

3D model of the Solar System and night sky in real time
  • Celestia Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-09-19

The expandable free and open-source real-time space simulator that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions.

  • Solar System Scope Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-07-27

Celestia videos

Celestia Review - with Tom Vasel

More videos:

  • Review - Celestia - Shut Up & Sit Down Review
  • Review - Celestia Review with the Game Boy Geek

Solar System Scope videos

Solar System Scope review II The new review of the Solar System Scope 2019 II

More videos:

  • Review - Solar system scope update review!
  • Review - Solar System Scope review II The new review of the Solar System Scope 2019 ||

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Celestia and Solar System Scope)
Universe Simulator
85 85%
15% 15
Space Simulator
74 74%
26% 26
Virtual Universe
79 79%
21% 21
Education & Reference
60 60%
40% 40

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Celestia seems to be a lot more popular than Solar System Scope. While we know about 26 links to Celestia, we've tracked only 1 mention of Solar System Scope. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Celestia mentions (26)

  • My 9 year old nephews drawing of stars
    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: about 1 year ago
  • What are the best resources to explore space from my computer?
    Celestia was something I played with before. Pretty interesting. Source: about 1 year ago
  • Lunar Occultation of Mars
    Celestia looks as though it would do it. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Tips to visualize Apollo 17 trajectory
    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
  • Help rediscovering a certain night sky exploration program?
    Yes, that's Celestia most likely. I'm not sure it is still maintained though. Source: over 1 year ago
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Solar System Scope mentions (1)

  • Close to the Sun
    Hi r/nasa, why did you (NASA) remove 19680002906.pdf ? I mean, we all know that the Earth is currently without big planets behind its back aka closer to the Sun as it usually would be the case and that making clouds is the only way to prevent this planet from heating up too much; so why hiding it? Thankfully solarsystemscope.com/ exists and everyone can take a look at the current state of the solar system.... Source: almost 3 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Celestia and Solar System Scope, you can also consider the following products

Stellarium - Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer.

Space Engine - Space Engine is a realistic virtual Universe you can explore on your computer.

KStars - KStars is a Desktop Planetarium for KDE.

Universe Sandbox - Universe Sandbox ² is a physics-based space simulator where you can simulate Events and even break physics and friction with certain features.

Satscape - A satellite tracking program for Windows, Mac OS and Linux.

Sky Map - Sky Map (formerly the Google Sky Map) turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a window on the...