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kstars

KStars
Tags: astronomy, education, science
Alternative To: SkyMap Pro
Description
KStars is a desktop planetarium for KDE 4, depicting an accurate graphical simulation of the night sky, from any location on Earth, at any date and time. The display includes 130,000 stars, 13,000 deep-sky objects, all 8 planets, the Sun and Moon, and thousands of comets and asteroids. It includes tools for astronomical calculations and can control telescopes and cameras.

This package is part of the KDE 4 education module.
Home Page: http://edu.kde.org/kstars/
Interface: Graphical (Qt)
Associated Programs
DebianEdu Astronomy Applications DebianEdu astronomy related applications
KDE Educational Programs educational applications from the official KDE 4 release
khelpcenter metapackage for the help center for KDE4
Konqueror KDE 4's advanced file manager, web browser and document viewer
Available deb Repositories (how-to add a respository)
Debian 32-bit 64-bit
sarge 4:3.3.2-3.sarge.1 4:3.3.2-3.sarge.1
sarge-backports 4:3.5.0-3bpo1 4:3.5.0-3bpo1
etch 4:3.5.5-1 4:3.5.5-1
lenny 4:3.5.9-2
sid 4:3.5.9-2 4:3.5.9-2
experimental 4:4.1.2-1 4:4.1.2-1

Ubuntu 32-bit 64-bit
dapper 4:3.5.2-0ubuntu9 4:3.5.2-0ubuntu9
feisty 4:3.5.6-0ubuntu1 4:3.5.6-0ubuntu1
gutsy 4:3.5.8-0ubuntu1 4:3.5.8-0ubuntu1
gutsy-backports 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy1
hardy 4:3.5.9-0ubuntu2 4:3.5.9-0ubuntu2
hardy-backports 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy1
intrepid 4:4.1.2-0ubuntu2 4:4.1.2-0ubuntu2

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