What is Celestia?
Celestia is an extensive real-time 3D space simulation application that allows users to explore the solar system, visualize over 100,000 stars and more than 10,000 galaxies, and expand the virtual universe through a rich ecosystem of add-ons. This free software runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, providing users with unrestricted access to a detailed model of the cosmos
Highlights
- Detailed 3D visualization of the solar system, over 100,000 stars, and more than 10,000 galaxies
- Exponential zoom feature enables exploration across a wide range of scales, from galaxy clusters to spacecraft
- Point-and-goto interface for simple navigation to specific objects of interest
- Expandable through a large catalog of stars, galaxies, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and spacecraft, as well as a variety of 3rd-party add-ons
Features
Portable