<p>As mentioned in the comments, download and install the free app Stellerium. You can input the location and date of interest and it will display the sky. The app is like having your own planetarium. There is another similar app named Celestia. It is also free. I would recommend Stellerium.</p>

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2017-10-14T07:39:40.637Z
Perhaps you should explain why you recommend Stellerium over Celestia.
StephenG - Help Ukraine
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2017-10-14T02:56:48.550Z
2017-10-14T02:56:48.550Z
Natsfan
<p>I have been looking at the website <a href="https://thenightsky.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://thenightsky.com</a> and wanted to create a star map my self, from a specific place on a specific date. Where would I be able to find this?</p>

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2017-10-13T15:54:07.240Z
Wow, they make money on that? You can use the open source program 'stellarium', it's free.
AtmosphericPrisonEscape
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2017-10-13T18:23:38.830Z
Stellarium. Install it, enter the location in the settings, change the date / time, print out the map. http://www.stellarium.org/
Florin Andrei
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Star map, where?
Natascha Anna Hhndorf Hummelmo
# Star map, where?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-13)

I have been looking at the website <https://thenightsky.com> and wanted to create a star map my self, from a specific place on a specific date. Where would I be able to find this?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Wow, they make money on that? You can use the open source program 'stellarium', it's free.  
> **username_2**: Stellarium. Install it, enter the location in the settings, change the date / time, print out the map. http://www.stellarium.org/  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-10-14. Score: 4

As mentioned in the comments, download and install the free app Stellerium. You can input the location and date of interest and it will display the sky. The app is like having your own planetarium. There is another similar app named Celestia. It is also free. I would recommend Stellerium.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Perhaps you should explain why you recommend Stellerium over Celestia.  

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