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KStars

KStars is a Desktop Planetarium for KDE.

KStars

KStars Reviews and Details

This page is designed to help you find out whether KStars is good and if it is the right choice for you.

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  • Landing page //
    2018-11-23

Features & Specs

  1. Open Source

    KStars is open-source software, which means it is free to use, modify, and distribute. This allows for community collaboration and transparency in development.

  2. Cross-Platform

    KStars is available on multiple operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and macOS, making it accessible to a wide range of users.

  3. Comprehensive Features

    The application offers a wide variety of features, including sky map visualization, real-time simulation, telescope control, and data on astronomical objects, which cater to both amateur and professional astronomers.

  4. Educational Tool

    KStars provides educational content and tools that make it useful for teaching astronomy concepts in schools or informal settings.

  5. Community Support

    There is an active community of users and developers who contribute to forums and provide support, making it easier to find help and share experiences.

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Videos

Astrophotography: stellarmate kstars and Ekos review

Part 1: Introduction to KStars

Social recommendations and mentions

We have tracked the following product recommendations or mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you see what people think about KStars and what they use it for.
  • 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: over 3 years ago
  • Best FOSS Astronomy Software
    Kstars is a powerful, flexible astronomy application that you will find useful. Source: about 4 years ago
  • Maps of the stars
    Printed sky atlases are pretty obsolete, now that we have technology. https://edu.kde.org/kstars/. Source: about 4 years ago

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Is KStars good? This is an informative page that will help you find out. Moreover, you can review and discuss KStars here. The primary details have not been verified within the last quarter, and they might be outdated. If you think we are missing something, please use the means on this page to comment or suggest changes. All reviews and comments are highly encouranged and appreciated as they help everyone in the community to make an informed choice. Please always be kind and objective when evaluating a product and sharing your opinion.