AstroViewer

AstroViewer is a Windows application whose purpose is to help you explore sky maps for different locations from all over the world, travel in time and see the changes, as well as find planets and constellations.

The GUI looks intuitive and implements a multi-tabbed layout for helping you gather information about sky map, solar system, and planets’ visibility. There’s also support for a full screen or night mode.

A help manual is not included in the package but you can digest the program’s configuration settings on your own as they are not too difficult to work with.

You may export the generated images to a photo format (e.g. PNG, JPG) on your system or print them.

AstroViewer offers you the freedom to discover a sky map for the specified location and time. You may set up a new location on the map by providing information about the country and city or entering the latitude and longitude coordinates.

What’s more, you can click on a celestial body for detailed information, perform searches after celestial objects, as well as show or hide on the map different items, such as constellation outlines and names, object names, celestial equator, constellation pointer, grid, and altitude scale.

The application implements several buttons in the main window for helping you change the time (in minutes, hours, days, months and years). You may jump to the current time or go to a specific date from the built-in calendar.

AstroViewer gives you the possibility to check a solar system map for a specified time and hide or reveal space probes on the map, such as Orcus, Pallas, Varuna, Vesta, Sedna, and Eris.

The planets’ visibility chart shows information about which planed is placed above the horizon at user-defined location during the selected day.

All things considered, AstroViewer offers support for a user-friendly layout and a smart set of exploration tools for helping you check out sky and solar maps, as well as analyze the planets’ visibility. It is suitable for rookies and professionals alike.