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Aladin Desktop vs Stellarium

Aladin Desktop

aladin.cds.unistra.fr

Stellarium

stellarium.org

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FigureAladin DesktopStellarium
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
Web—Yes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
Plans published11
Spec score · Astronomy Apps8.2 (#9)7.5 (#22)
PurposeAladin Desktop visualizes and manipulates digitized astronomical images and surveys, overlays catalogue entries, and accesses related data from SIMBAD, VizieR, and other archives.Stellarium is a free, open source planetarium for computers that shows a realistic sky in 3D.

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Aladin Desktop

  • Aladin DesktopFree

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Stellarium

  • StellariumFree

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Stellarium

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