Discover the apps to see planets and stars

Contemplating the night sky is a wonderful experience, we can see plants and stars, shooting stars, even satellites passing by.

We can easily recognize the most well-known constellations, such as Orion. But we don't always know how to orient ourselves very much in the night sky.

Therefore, today we will show you some apps that will help you contemplate the night sky, bringing more information and guidance, which will provide a complete experience.

Apps to see the stars at night

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Applications that allow you to view night sky stars, show their names and locations, for a better viewing experience.

Below, we bring some applications that will help you visualize the sky in a more complete and pleasant way.

Sky Chart

An application used by more than 15 million people worldwide, it offers a unique experience for contemplating the night sky.

To use the app, just point your mobile device at the sky and the app will name what is being viewed. It uses compass, GPS, accelerometer and gyroscope, and then calculates the location of planets and stars in the field of view, very accurately and in real time.

You can also find out about zodiac signs constellations and what heaven is like on the other side of the world.

The Carta Celeste app has:

• More than 120,000 named stars;
• 3D explorable solar system;
• All 88 constellations;
• Messier Catalog;
• meteor showers;
• Comets;
• Satellites;
• And other functions.

Stellarium – Star Map

The Stellarium application shows exactly what the person sees when looking at the night sky. It is able to identify stars, constellations, planets, comets, satellites and other space objects, all in real time, just by pointing the cell phone at the sky.

The app's interface is minimalist and very easy to use and understand, making it accessible to people with little digital literacy.

Among the functions of Stellarium, we have:

• Accurate simulation of the night sky, with the appearance of stars and planets by time, date and location;
• Visualization of a large number of stars, nebulae, star clusters, galaxies, and other objects from outer space;
• Zooming in on an image of the Milky Way;
• Possibility of viewing the night sky in other parts of the planet;
• Monitoring of artificial satellites;
• Landscape and atmosphere simulation with realistic sunrise and sunset refraction;
• 3D rendering of the planets of the solar system and their natural satellites;
• Possibility of observing the sky in night mode for better adaptation of the eyes in the dark environment.

The app has a free and paid version, which brings many other tools and possibilities for observing the night sky.

Solar Walk Lite

This application is an educational tool, having an interactive encyclopedia of solar system, something unique on the market.

It is based on current physics and photographic data, bringing unbelievable visual effects of planetary atmospheres, solar flares, auroas and asteroid belts, providing the user with a unique space experience.

O 3D planetary simulator shows planetary orbits, movements of the sun, the eight planets of the Milky Way and its 20 moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and much more.

As features, it has:

• Realistic view of space in real time;
• Information about each plant;
• Zoom of planetary objects;
• 3D models, based on scientific data from NASA and ESA;
• Between others.