Summary
Astronomy
Debian Edu astronomy related applications
This metapackage depends on various applications that can be used to
teach astronomy.
Description
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Debian Edu Astronomy packages
Official Debian packages with high relevance
education-menus
Debian Edu menu reorganization
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License: DFSG free
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A package to reorganize menu branches in order to get a structure
easy to use for teachers and students.
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gpredict
Satellite tracking program
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Versions of package gpredict |
Release | Version | Architectures |
trixie | 2.3-115-g0f3beb6-4 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x |
bookworm | 2.3-72-gc596101-3 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
jessie | 1.3-2 | amd64,armel,armhf,i386 |
stretch | 1.3-3 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
bullseye | 2.3-72-gc596101-3 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
buster | 2.3-33-gca42d22-1 | amd64,arm64,armhf,i386 |
sid | 2.3-115-g0f3beb6-4 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x |
Debtags of package gpredict: |
field | astronomy |
hardware | hamradio |
interface | x11 |
role | program |
scope | application |
suite | gnome |
uitoolkit | gtk |
use | learning, monitor |
x11 | application |
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License: DFSG free
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Gpredict is a real time satellite tracking and orbit prediction program
for the Linux desktop. It uses the SGP4/SDP4 propagation algorithms together
with NORAD two-line element sets (TLE).
Some core features of Gpredict include:
- Tracking of a large number of satellites only limited by the physical
memory and processing power of the computer
- Display the tracking data in lists, maps, polar plots and any combination
of these
- Have many modules open at the same either in a notebook or in their own
windows. The modules can also run in full-screen mode
- You can use many ground stations
- Predict upcoming passes
- Gpredict can run in real-time, simulated real-time (fast forward and
backward), and manual time control
- Detailed information both the real time and non-real time modes
- Doppler tuning of radios via Hamlib rigctld
- Antenna rotator control via Hamlib rotctld
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kstars
desktop planetarium, observation planning and telescope control
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Versions of package kstars |
Release | Version | Architectures |
jessie | 4.14.2-1 | amd64,armel,armhf,i386 |
experimental | 3.7.4-1 | amd64,i386 |
experimental | 3.7.3-1 | arm64,armel,armhf,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x |
sid | 3.6.2-2 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x |
stretch | 16.08.3-2 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
trixie | 3.6.2-2 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x |
bookworm | 3.6.2-2 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
bullseye | 3.4.3-1 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
buster | 3.0.0-1 | amd64,arm64,armhf,i386 |
upstream | 3.7.0 |
Debtags of package kstars: |
field | astronomy |
interface | x11 |
role | program |
suite | kde |
uitoolkit | qt |
use | learning |
x11 | application |
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License: DFSG free
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KStars is a scientifically accurate desktop planetarium, visualising a
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. KStars addresses
students and amateur astronomers of all levels.
The database of known objects can be extended and updated from local or
remote databases, which is prepared for in a user-extendable interface.
KStars suggests observations of particular interest like conjunctions
with respect to the location of the user. And for user-selected targets it
proposes the ones that are best-observable.
The software may be used for planning experiments around the globe,
e.g. for remote controlled commercial services. But KStars also
features an INDI interface to control local telescopes and cameras.
Users with programming experience can script it via the KDE desktop bus.
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openuniverse
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Versions of package openuniverse |
Release | Version | Architectures |
bullseye | 1.0beta3.1+dfsg-6.1 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
jessie | 1.0beta3.1+dfsg-3 | amd64,armel,armhf,i386 |
stretch | 1.0beta3.1+dfsg-6 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
buster | 1.0beta3.1+dfsg-6 | amd64,arm64,armhf,i386 |
bookworm | 1.0beta3.1+dfsg-7.1 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
trixie | 1.0beta3.1+dfsg-7.1 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x |
sid | 1.0beta3.1+dfsg-7.1 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x |
Debtags of package openuniverse: |
field | astronomy |
hardware | opengl |
interface | 3d, commandline |
role | program |
scope | application |
uitoolkit | glut |
use | viewing |
x11 | application |
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License: DFSG free
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OpenUniverse (OU for short) is a fun, fast and free OpenGL space simulator. It
currently focuses on the Solar System and lets you visit all of its planets,
most major moons and a vast collection of smaller bodies in colorful, glorious
and realtime 3D. If you've ever had a chance to visit Mercury or asteroid
Geographos, here you'll find them looking exactly the same way, following
exactly the same path as when you've left them.
Notice that OpenUniverse is not actively being maintained anymore and that
users are recommended to use Celestia instead.
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stellarium
real-time photo-realistic sky generator
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Versions of package stellarium |
Release | Version | Architectures |
trixie | 24.3-1 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x |
sid | 24.3-1 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x |
bookworm | 0.22.2-1 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
stretch | 0.15.0-1 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
jessie | 0.13.1-1 | amd64,armel,armhf,i386 |
stretch-backports | 0.18.1-1~bpo9+1 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
buster | 0.18.3-1 | amd64,arm64,armhf,i386 |
bullseye | 0.20.4-3 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
Debtags of package stellarium: |
field | astronomy |
hardware | opengl |
interface | x11 |
role | program |
scope | application |
uitoolkit | sdl |
use | learning, viewing |
x11 | application |
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License: DFSG free
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Stellarium renders 3D photo-realistic skies in real-time. With Stellarium, you
really see what you can see with your eyes, binoculars or a small telescope.
Some features:
- default star catalogue with over 600 thousand stars,
- information about the brightest stars (spectral type, distance, etc.),
- downloadable star catalogue extensions, for up to 210 million stars,
- all New General Catalogue (NGC) objects,
- images of almost all Messier objects and the Milky Way,
- real time positions of the planets and their satellites,
- 13 different cultures with their constellations,
- artistic illustrations of the 88 Western constellations,
- very realistic atmosphere, sunrise and sunset,
- 7 panoramic landscapes (more can be made or downloaded from the website),
- scripting with ECMAScript,
- plug-in support: Stellarium comes with 8 plug-ins by default, including:
- artificial satellites plug-in (updated from an on-line TLE database),
- ocular simulation plug-in (shows how objects look like in a given ocular),
- Solar System editor plug-in (imports comet and asteroid data from the MPC),
- telescope control plug-in (Meade LX200 and Celestron NexStar compatible).
Stellarium should not be used for very high accurate calculation or ephemerids
like eclipse predictions. However, it is the ideal program to prepare an
observation evening with naked eye, binocular, or small telescope.
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xplanet
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Versions of package xplanet |
Release | Version | Architectures |
sid | 1.3.1-3 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x |
trixie | 1.3.1-3 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x |
bookworm | 1.3.1-3 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
bullseye | 1.3.0-5.1 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
buster | 1.3.0-5.1 | amd64,arm64,armhf,i386 |
stretch | 1.3.0-4 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
jessie | 1.3.0-2 | amd64,armel,armhf,i386 |
Debtags of package xplanet: |
field | astronomy, geography |
game | toys |
interface | commandline, x11 |
role | program |
scope | utility |
use | learning, viewing |
x11 | screensaver |
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License: DFSG free
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Xplanet renders an image of a planet into an X window or a file. All
of the major planets and most satellites can be drawn, and different
map projections are also supported, including azimuthal, hemisphere,
Lambert, Mercator, Mollweide, Peters, polyconic, and rectangular.
In order to run xplanet, you'll need at least one map file. Some maps
are included in the xplanet-images package.
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xplanet-images
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Versions of package xplanet-images |
Release | Version | Architectures |
jessie | 1.3.0-2 | all |
trixie | 1.3.1-3 | all |
sid | 1.3.1-3 | all |
bullseye | 1.3.0-5.1 | all |
bookworm | 1.3.1-3 | all |
stretch | 1.3.0-4 | all |
buster | 1.3.0-5.1 | all |
Debtags of package xplanet-images: |
field | astronomy |
game | toys |
interface | x11 |
role | app-data |
use | learning, viewing |
x11 | screensaver |
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License: DFSG free
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Xplanet renders an image of a planet into an X window or a file.
In order to run xplanet, you'll need at least one map file. This package
includes some map files that can be used with xplanet.
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Official Debian packages with lower relevance
astronomical-almanac
astronomical almanac - calculate planet and star positions
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Versions of package astronomical-almanac |
Release | Version | Architectures |
sid | 5.6-7 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x |
trixie | 5.6-7 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x |
stretch | 5.6-4 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
bullseye | 5.6-7 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
bookworm | 5.6-7 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
buster | 5.6-6 | amd64,arm64,armhf,i386 |
jessie | 5.6-4 | amd64,armel,armhf,i386 |
Debtags of package astronomical-almanac: |
field | astronomy |
role | program |
use | learning |
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License: DFSG free
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The aa program computes the orbital positions of planetary bodies and
performs rigorous coordinate reductions to apparent geocentric and
topocentric place (local altitude and azimuth). It also reduces star
catalogue positions given in either the FK4 or FK5 system. Data for
the 57 navigational stars is included. Most of the algorithms
employed are from The Astronomical Almanac (AA) published by the
U.S. Government Printing Office.
The aa program follows the rigorous algorithms for reduction of
celestial coordinates exactly as laid out in current editions of
the Astronomical Almanac. The reduction to apparent geocentric
place has been checked by a special version of the program (aa200)
that takes planetary positions directly from the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory DE200 numerical integration of the solar system. The
results agree exactly with the Astronomical Almanac tables from
1987 onward (earlier Almanacs used slightly different reduction
methods).
Certain computations, such as the correction for nutation,
are not given explicitly in the AA but are referenced there. In
these cases the program performs the full computations that are
used to construct the Almanac tables (references are provided).
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lightspeed
Shows how objects moving at relativistic speeds look like
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Versions of package lightspeed |
Release | Version | Architectures |
jessie | 1.2a-10 | amd64,armel,armhf,i386 |
buster | 1.2a.debian.1-2 | amd64,arm64,armhf,i386 |
bullseye | 1.2a.debian.1-3 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
stretch | 1.2a-10 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
Debtags of package lightspeed: |
field | astronomy |
game | toys |
interface | 3d, x11 |
role | program |
uitoolkit | gtk |
use | entertaining, learning |
works-with | 3dmodel |
x11 | application |
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License: DFSG free
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Light Speed! is an OpenGL-based program which illustrates the effects of
special relativity on the appearance of moving objects. When an object
accelerates past a few million meters per second, these effects begin to
grow noticeable, becoming more and more pronounced as the speed of light
is approached. These relativistic effects are viewpoint-dependent, and
include shifts in length, object hue, brightness and shape.
The moving object is, by default, a geometric lattice. 3D Studio and
LightWave 3D objects may be imported as well. Best of all, the simulator
is completely interactive, rendering the exotic distortions in real-time!
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sunclock
fancy clock showing time and geographical data
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Versions of package sunclock |
Release | Version | Architectures |
jessie | 3.57-3 | amd64,armel,armhf,i386 |
buster | 3.57-10 | amd64,arm64,armhf,i386 |
bullseye | 3.57-11 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
bookworm | 3.57-12 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
trixie | 3.57-13 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x |
sid | 3.57-13 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x |
stretch | 3.57-7 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
Debtags of package sunclock: |
field | astronomy |
interface | x11 |
role | program |
scope | utility |
uitoolkit | xlib |
use | learning, timekeeping |
x11 | application |
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License: DFSG free
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sunclock is an X11 application that displays a map of the Earth and
indicates the illuminated portion of the globe by drawing sunlit
areas dark on light, night areas as light on dark. In addition to
providing local time for the default timezone, it also displays GMT
time, legal and solar time of major cities, their latitude and
longitude, and the mutual distances of arbitrary locations on Earth.
Sunclock can display meridians, parallels, tropics and arctic
circles. It has builtin functions that accelerate the speed of time
and show the evolution of seasons.
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xtide
provides tide and current predictions
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Versions of package xtide |
Release | Version | Architectures |
jessie | 2.13.2-1 | amd64,armel,armhf,i386 |
bullseye | 2.15.2-1 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
stretch | 2.13.2-1 | amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x |
Debtags of package xtide: |
field | geography, meteorology |
interface | commandline, daemon, web, x11 |
network | server |
role | program |
uitoolkit | athena |
use | learning, timekeeping |
x11 | application |
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License: DFSG free
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XTide is a package that provides tide and current predictions in a wide
variety of formats. Graphs, text listings, and calendars can be generated,
or a tide clock can be provided on your desktop.
XTide can work with the X window system, plain text terminals, or the
web. This is accomplished with three separate programs: the interactive
interface (xtide), the non-interactive or command line interface (tide),
and the web interface (xttpd).
The algorithm that XTide uses to predict tides is used by the National
Ocean Service in the U.S. It is significantly more accurate than the
simple tide clocks that can be bought in novelty stores. However, it takes
more to predict tides accurately than just a spiffy algorithm -- data are
required for every tidal prediction location. This package provides a
sample data set for only one location so you can try out the package, but
anything useful requires the data packaged in the xtide-data package (or
downloaded from the XTide ftp site).
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xtide-data
??? missing short description for package xtide-data :-(
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Versions of package xtide-data |
Release | Version | Architectures |
jessie | 20100529-1 | all |
stretch | 20100529-1 | all |
buster | 20100529-1 | all |
bookworm | 20191229-1.1 | all |
bullseye | 20191229-1 | all |
Debtags of package xtide-data: |
role | app-data |
use | timekeeping |
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License: DFSG free
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