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SkyView VS KStars

Compare SkyView VS KStars and see what are their differences

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SkyView logo SkyView

SkyView is powerful, easy-to-use app that answers questions about stars, constellations, and more.

KStars logo KStars

KStars is a Desktop Planetarium for KDE.
  • SkyView Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-08-02
  • KStars Landing page
    Landing page //
    2018-11-23

SkyView videos

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Vivitar Skyview 360 Final Review

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KStars videos

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Astrophotography: stellarmate kstars and Ekos review

More videos:

  • Review - Part 1: Introduction to KStars

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to SkyView and KStars)

SkyView

KStars

Education & Reference
69 69%
Education & Reference
31% 31
Space Simulator
46 46%
Space Simulator
54% 54
Maps & Navigation
100 100%
Maps & Navigation
0% 0
Virtual Universe
0 0%
Virtual Universe
100% 100

User comments

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, KStars seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 3 times since March 2021. 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.

SkyView mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of SkyView yet. Tracking of SkyView recommendations started around Mar 2021.

KStars mentions (3)

  • Is there a utility that will read my FITS files and map the image size and locations on a sky map?
    KStars can do this. It can either use the World Coordinate System data from the FITS file or plate-solve to derive the location from the image data. Source: about 1 year ago
  • Best FOSS Astronomy Software
    Kstars is a powerful, flexible astronomy application that you will find useful. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Maps of the stars
    Printed sky atlases are pretty obsolete, now that we have technology. https://edu.kde.org/kstars/. Source: over 1 year ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing SkyView and KStars, you can also consider the following products

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

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

Star Walk - Star Walk – Sky View: Explore the Stars.

Celestia - Real-time 3D visualization of space

SkySafari - SkySafari is a powerful planetarium that fits in your pocket.

Sky Guide - A window to the stars has never been more beautiful and easy to use.

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