Starry Night Pro Plus
Starry Night Pro Plus is a professional-grade planetarium and astronomy software for macOS used by serious amateur astronomers, educators, and astronomy students. It provides detailed sky charts, telescope control and alignment, real-time star tracking, deep-sky object databases, and simulation capabilities for planning observations. The software is designed to help users identify constellations, plan observing sessions, and control computerised telescopes. It serves educators teaching astronomy, researchers studying celestial objects, and hobbyists who want precise control over their stargazing and telescope equipment.
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1 suggestionWe could not confirm from the available information whether a native Apple Silicon build of Starry Night Pro Plus 8 currently exists. The official product page at starrynight.com/proplus does not specify the architecture. If you are running Starry Night Pro Plus 8 under Rosetta 2, contact Simulation Curriculum Corp. directly through their website to ask whether a native Apple Silicon build is available or planned. As an actively maintained alternative with confirmed native Apple Silicon support, consider Stellarium, a free open-source planetarium software that runs natively on M-series Macs and offers similar sky charts and object databases, though with fewer telescope control and professional features than Starry Night. For educators and institutions, check if Simulation Curriculum offers institutional support or migration assistance.
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