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Orrery vs WorldWide Telescope

A side-by-side look at Orrery and WorldWide Telescope. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Orrery

Orrery

Education & Reference

Orrery is a free, open source software that displays an interactive model of the solar system, planets, moons and more. It provides an educational simulation showing the relative positions and motions of solar system objects.

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WorldWide Telescope

WorldWide Telescope

Education & Reference

WorldWide Telescope is a free, open-source planetarium software program developed by Microsoft Research that allows users to explore and view the night sky in 3D. It provides a visualization of the universe using images from telescopes and spacecraft combined with terrain and other datasets.

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