Features

Stars

Deep-sky objects

  • Asterisms: 790
  • Dark nebulae: 71
  • Double stars: 9817
  • Globular clusters: 174
  • Galactic nebulae: 421
  • Galaxies: 118,115
  • Clusters of Galaxies: 188
  • Open clusters: 1759
  • Planetary nebulae: 987
  • Quasars: 36
  • Star clouds: 42

Among other sources, we use revised lists by Wolfgang Steinicke (NGC/IC) and Ronald Stoyan (Galactic nebulae)

integrated image viewer with adjustable image orientation - to match the view in your telescope

database with 8726 images (sources: Digitized Sky Survey, Astronomischer Arbeitskreis Salzkammergut)

image viewer with flexible options supports several directories and file name conventions

Steve Gottlieb's observing notes on 7182 objects

link your own images and files with objects

import data of individual objects from TheSky 6 Professional

Object filter

Observing Projects

Observing Plan

Star map

Logbook

Support of Planetarium Programs

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