Star Finder shows the celestial bodies used in celestial navigation ( 56 stars, 4 planets, Sun and Moon). For more details on calculations and abreviations, click the FAQ. For a more on celestial navigation, visit the Navigator software website. Requires Java applet plugin.

Choose a city from one of the listboxes...

Africa:
Americas:
Asia:
Australia:
CIS(ex USSR):
Europe:
Middle East:
Pacific:

..or input your position. In this case, follow these examples:

  • Lat: for 23°45.6'N type 23.456 (use negative values for South)
  • Lon: for 53°35.2'W type 53.352 (use negative values for East)

Latitude :
Longitude:

Use GMT time in the format "hh:mm:ss"

GMT Date (dd/mm/yy):
GMT Time (hh:mm:ss):

sky image GIF (uncheck for Java applet)

Hipparcos Catalogue 150 stars (uncheck for 56 navigation stars)

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