Planisphere

Generally speaking, a planisphere is a hand-held device that enables you to view a map of the night sky along with the planets and stars that are visible during a certain interval of the year.

Planisphere is a lightweight piece of software designed to lend you a hand with creating a start chart so that you can check out how stars move through the night sky and the constellations that are visible at different times of the year.

The setup is as simple as it gets and entails decompressing the archive in any desired location on your hard disk. Upon launch, you are welcomed by a chart of the visible constellations, planets and other astral bodies that are visible during the night every month of the year.

The kit is well-structured and includes the cardinal points along and hours, but it looks rugged and old-school. Nevertheless, let us not forget that the mere idea of planisphere is to allow you to follow the movement of the sky from specific parts of the globe.

It is worth mentioning that the map provided within the application is quite detailed and crowded. It would have been nice if the app came with a zoom function that enables you to view the constellations, stars and other points of interest in the night sky.

At the same time, it is unclear for which geographic location the map is created for. It would have been helpful if the program allowed you to add the longitude and latitude so that you can create a chart for your precise location.

In the eventuality that you want to create a map of the sky so that you can follow the movement of the constellations, planets and other stars that are visible in your area, then perhaps Planisphere could come in handy.