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Aciqra (uh-SEE-kruh) is a free and open source virtual planetarium and sky mapping program which tracks celestial bodies including planets, deep sky objects and stars to an accuracy of a fraction of a degree for thousands of years into both the future and the past. More information is available on SourceForge...

  • Tycho-2 star catalog w/ 2.5 million stars
  • Full NGC and IC catalogs w/ 13000 deep space objects
  • Interface designed for efficiency
  • Correction for atmospheric refraction
  • Night vision mode
  • Correction for nutation and precession
  • Calculate proper motions for stars
  • Selecting objects to show details
  • Constellation boundaries
  • Save current view as an image
  • Angle indicator (simulates views from an eyepiece)
  • Comets and asteroids tracking
  • Earth's umbra and penumbra for lunar eclipse simulations
  • New release finder and downloader