astroterm

A terminal-based planetarium that displays stars, planets, and constellations for a chosen time and place.

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About astroterm

astroterm renders a star map in a terminal, showing the positions of stars, planets, and constellations. Users can set a date, time, and location to explore the sky at different moments.

It also displays moon phases and constellation shapes. The project is written in C and released under the MIT license.

Strengths

  • Explores sky views at different dates, times, and locations
  • Shows stars, planets, moon phases, and constellations

Limitations

  • Displays the sky using terminal graphics.

Details

Pricing
FreeFree and open source under the MIT license.
License
MIT
Developer
The astroterm contributors
Platforms
Command line
How it runs
Downloadable app
Best suited for
Terminal users exploring celestial positions and constellations
Last verified
Added
Provenance
Selected from the Homebrew formula

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