WinStars is a multi-platform 3D planetarium that accurately represents celestial objects at a given moment. It also allows you to virtually travel through our solar system, the Milky Way and the closest galaxy clusters. Additionally, a dedicated news feed allows you to follow and represent the latest discoveries in astrophysics. WinStars is a constantly evolving software. New features are regularly added to make it a tool dedicated to the discovery of our Universe.
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Try the next version of WinStars built with Qt 6
WinStars 3 is currently based on the Qt 5 software library, which among other things allows compatibility with all platforms. However, this version 5 of Qt is now becoming obsolete and it is time to move to the latest available version. This transition will limit the incompatibilities with the latest operating systems and introduce new …
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Version 3.0.270: astronomical news appear in W3
It’s an old project that I have in a corner of my mind and that comes back in another form in this new version: using the capabilities of calculation and visualization of W3 to illustrate the astronomy news. So I introduced the Artemis 1 mission and the possibility to follow the Orion capsule in real …
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Windows 7/8.1/10/11
Release 3.0.270 (2022/12/15):
version x64 (Windows 10 & 11)
https://winstars.net/files/version3/winstars_installer.exe
version x86 (compatible with Windows 7, 8.1, 10 & 11)
https://winstars.net/files/version3/winstars_installer_x86.exe
(Warning: using WinStars 3 on an obsolete machine running Windows 7 may cause serious compatibility problems).
If you want to update an existing installation of WinStars3, please use the Maintenance Tool located in the main WinStars3 folder (typically c:\program files\winstars3).
Android
On Google Play :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.winstars3
macOS X
On App Store :
https://itunes.apple.com/app/winstars/id1456116221?mt=12
iOS
On App Store :
https://itunes.apple.com/app/winstars/id1456116221?mt=12
Ubuntu 22.04 x64 LTS or later
Release 3.0.270 (2022/12/15):
Follow this procedure