Star Chart VS Heavens Above

Star Chart

Stellarium is a planetarium software that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars. It's easy to use, and free. Read more about Star Chart.

Heavens Above

Website for tracking Satellites, Space ships and other space objects.

Landing page //
2018-11-23

Landing page //
2023-09-26

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Category Popularity

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Heavens Above

Space Simulator

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Space Simulator

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Photos & Graphics

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Photos & Graphics

100% 100

Virtual Universe

62 62%

Virtual Universe

38% 38

Universe Simulator

17 17%

Universe Simulator

83% 83

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Heavens Above seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 4 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.

Star Chart mentions (0)

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

Heavens Above mentions (4)

Did anyone else see this "UFO"?
The Heavens Above site will give predictions of satellite passes based on location and time, and will predict brightness as well. For example, here's a guess at the 501 location for last night (you might have to set the date yourself). Looks like the SL-16 R/B satellite or the Resurs 01 rocket stage are good candidates; they're about the right time and direction. If you knew time, location, and/or direction more... Source: about 1 year ago
Can someone help me find what this is?
Heavens-Above (multiple platforms, lists satellites). Source: over 2 years ago
See a Satellite Tonight
Also worth noting: https://heavens-above.com/main.aspx But this has a much nicer UI/UX! The street view rendering is particularly impressive. - Source: Hacker News / about 3 years ago
Is this a satellite? Please be nice, I really want to know. Plane flies over for comparison.
I have seen planes where they look like just flashes of lights until you get into a really dark place and can see the lights that are always on. I think they fly at higher altitudes for faster, more efficient travel. There are a couple of ways to check into this, though. Heavens-Above tracks satellites and flightradar24 has a playback function for times going back a week. Source: about 3 years ago