DW Star Map is a free cross-platform tool for exploring the night sky,
generating star charts, or locating deep-sky objects.
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DW Star Map requires Java to run. You can download the most recent
version of Java
here.
Last revision was on December 25, 2020.
Key features:
- Five datasets with a total of 2,838,876 celestial objects
- 2,542,582 stars
- 280,000 galaxies
- 2,659 pulsars
- 110 Messier objects
- 13,849 NGC and IC objects
- Color coded and labeled deep-sky objects
- Search and locate objects of interest
- Adjustable scaling of stars
- Inverted color option for printing
- Telescope slewing simulation (using arrow keys)
- Telescope eyepiece FOV simulation
- Equatorial and azimuthal grid
- Positions of Sun, Moon, and stars at a certain date
- Set a specific date, time, and geographic location
- View information on specific objects
- Go to a specific coordinate, or get coordinates at a specific location
- Perform angular measurements
- Automatically download and overlay DSS imagery (with Internet connection)
System requirements
- Java JRE installed
- 1.0 GB RAM free
- 44 MB free disk space
- Single core 2.0 GHz CPU
- Keyboard and mouse
Data sources
- Tycho-2 Catalogue
- HYG (Hipparcos, Yale Bright Star, Gliese) Database
- ATNF Pulsar Catalogue
- SEDS Messier Catalog
- Revised NGC/IC Catalogue by Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke
- PGC2003 - Principal Galaxy Catalog 2003
- DSS Imagery from MAST Catalogs and Surveys Group
(Credits)
Free deep-sky planetarium software
