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Aciqra is a comprehensive virtual planetarium that provides high-precision sky mapping. It tracks stars, planets, and deep space objects using extensive astronomical catalogs and OpenGL-based rendering for reliable performance across multiple operating systems.
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  • Pros

    • Delivers sub-degree tracking accuracy for thousands of years
    • Incorporates 2.5 million stars from Tycho-2 and Hipparcos catalogs
    • Features extensive NGC and IC deep space object data
    • Includes comet and asteroid tracking from the Minor Planet Center
    • Offers platform-independent functionality across most modern computers
  • Cons

    • Requires hardware with OpenGL support for the software to run
    • Desktop-based architecture lacks native mobile or tablet support
    • No built-in functionality for real-time telescope hardware synchronization
    • Limited to specific provided star and deep sky object catalogs
    • Lacks guided educational content or automated sky tours

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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
2.2.1
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 98
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows ME
  • Windows 2003
  • Windows XP
  • Windows NT
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows Server
Additional Requirements
None
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Total Downloads
499
Downloads Last Week
10

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Get a virtual planetarium to view the stars, the planets, and deep space objects.
Aciqra is a virtual planetarium and sky mapping program which tracks celestial bodies including planets, deep sky objects and stars to an accuracy of a fraction of a degree for thousands of years into both the future and the past. It includes the 2.5 million stars of the Tycho-2 catalog supplemented by data of 120,000 stars from the Hipparcos catalog, 13,000 deep space objects from the NGC and IC catalogs and a large number of asteroids and comets from the Minor Planet Center. The program is platform-independent and can be made to work on most modern computers that support OpenGL.

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