SkySafari 6 Plus
SkySafari 6 Plus is a planetarium and stargazing app for macOS that displays an interactive, zoomable map of the night sky. It shows stars, planets, constellations, galaxies, nebulae and other celestial objects rendered in real-time based on the observer's location and time. Users can search for specific objects, identify stars and planets, plan observing sessions, and integrate with telescopes via USB or WiFi to control telescope mounts remotely. SkySafari is widely used by amateur astronomers, educators, and casual stargazers for learning about the night sky and planning night-sky observations.
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1 suggestionThe search results do not provide clear information about whether SkySafari 6 Plus has a native Apple Silicon build. We recommend contacting Simulation Curriculum directly through their support page at support.simulationcurriculum.com to ask whether a native Apple Silicon version of SkySafari 6 Plus is available or planned. If you currently rely on SkySafari 6 Plus, this is important to clarify well before macOS 28 arrives in September 2028, since an Intel-only build will stop launching on that release. In the meantime, the Intel version continues to run under Rosetta 2. If Simulation Curriculum cannot provide a native build before the Rosetta 2 removal deadline, consider Stellarium (free, open-source, confirmed native Apple Silicon support) or Celestia (also free and native) as alternative planetarium software that runs natively on M-series Macs.
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