Stellarium Plus - Star Map

Stellarium Labs

About this app

Stellarium Plus - Star Map is a planetarium app that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars.

Identify stars, constellations, planets, comets, satellites (such as the ISS), and other deep sky objects in real time in the sky above you in just a few seconds, just by pointing the phone at the sky!

This astronomy application has an easy to use and minimalist user interface, that makes it one of the best astronomical applications for adults and children who want to explore the night sky.

This Plus version will also satisfy the most demanding astronomy enthusiasts thanks to its massive collection of sky objects (up to magnitude 22 versus magnitude 10 in the standard version) and advanced observing features for controlling telescopes or preparing observing sessions.

Stellarium Plus features:

★ View an accurate night sky simulation of stars and planets for any date, time and location.

★ Dive in a collection of many stars, nebulas, galaxies, star clusters and other deep sky objects.

★ Discover how people living in other regions of the planet see the stars by selecting the shapes and illustrations of the constellations for many sky cultures.

★ Track artificial satellites, including the International Space Station.

★ Simulate landscape and atmosphere with realistic sunrise, sunset and atmosphere refraction.

★ Discover 3D rendering of the major solar system planets and their satellites.

★ Observe the sky in night mode (red) to preserve your eyes adaptation to darkness.

★ Reach the limit of knowledge by diving in a massive collection of stars, nebulas, galaxies, star clusters and other deep sky objects:
  • All known stars: Gaia DR2 catalog of over 1.69 billion stars
  • All known planets, natural satellites and comets, and many other minor solar system objects (10k asteroids)
  • Most known deep sky objects: a combined catalog of over 2 million nebulas and galaxies

★ Zoom almost without limits on high resolution images of deep sky objects or planetary surfaces.

★ Observe in the field, even without internet connection, with a "reduced" set of data: 2 million stars, 2 million Deep Sky Objects, 10k asteroids.

★ Control your telescope through Bluetooth or WIFI: drive any GOTO telescope compatible with NexStar, SynScan or LX200 protocols.

★ Prepare your observing sessions using the advanced observation tools, to predict a celestial object observability and transit times.

Stellarium Plus - Star Map is made by the original creator of Stellarium, the well known open source planetarium and one of the best astronomy applications on Desktop PC.

Ratings and reviews

Great app EXCEPT... I HATE that I can't just turn sensors on and off with a toggle on the main screen. I don't want it to PREDICT when I want it to follow where my phone is pointed. I would 1000x rather just TELL it, because in "auto" mode it often predicts wrong. Will change to 5 stars if I get this ability.

This is the BEST App I have found and I'm grateful to have tried out the Free version before deciding if I wanted the options that are available in the paid version. I now own Stellarium Plus and it's in my Family Library which was one of the deciding factors before I purchased it. Not cheap but neither is the App. It's good quality for my needs and my family has enjoyed the viewing features too. Living in the city, light pollution limits what we see, now we see EVERYTHING anytime, anywhere!🥰👍

Amazing App! I initially had an issue with the app not calibrating properly and I contacted the developer. Fabien quickly returned my email and had me reboot my phone and recalibrate and the problem was solved! I use the app to locate objects for astrophotography and it is a necessity! Love the detailed photos of the deep space objects, the actual live tracking of satellites, the seemingly infinite database of information on almost every object in the night sky imaginable, etc, etc... I have used a multitude of different astronomy apps and nothing comes close to Stellarium. Highly recommend. Get it now!!!

What's new

This update brings the following improvements:

- improved the 3D model for Rhea
- simulate planet sphere flattening
- Mars satellites position is now very accurate
- add a Milky Way searchable object
- many other bug fixes and translations improvements

We are happy to hear from you and get your feedback!