All of the major planets and most satellites can be drawn, similar to a Solar System Simulator. A number of different map projections are also supported, including azimuthal, Mercator, Mollweide, orthographic and rectangular.

A bunch of useful scripts are separately available: to update your maps with the latest cloud images, satellite orbits, weather information, and recent volcanoes and earthquakes, and create images with different projections and viewpoints; to create marker files for earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, and satellites, as well as the markerfiles themselves and a cloud map mirror.

Check the homepage to find about these scripts and the available texture maps.

This is the Windows version*. Source for Linux, Darwin and Mac OSX compilation and a Port for FreeBSD are also available.

Allows several configuration options; for instance, choosing between orthographic and mercator projections; choosing the location where to centre the animation etc...

The stand alone version creates realistic images of deep space. First, create your star field and then add nebula, stars, vortex, lens flares, planets, and galaxies...

The Universe Image Creator (UIC) plug-ins allows you to create realistic images of deep space right in your favorite image editing program. Any program which supports the Adobe Photoshop 4.0 Filter Plug-in specification will work. The effects are Stars, Textured Stars, Nebula, Vortex, Lens Flare, Galaxy, Distant Star, and Interstellar Gas. All effects are rendered in 3D using OpenGL and can be oriented in any position. This combined with the power of your image editing program yields fantastic deep space scenes.

In the shareware mode, only three effects can be rendered: stars, textured stars, and the nebula. The remaining effects can be viewed but are rendered with a "Diard Software" watermark.

As most screensavers, it allows you to choose among several transition styles. It creates background images as well.

This is the Windows version. A Mac version is also available.