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astroterm

A planetarium for your terminal! Explore stars, planets, constellations, and more, all rendered right in the command line—no telescope required. ✨🪐

  • ascii
  • ascii-art
  • c
  • command-line
  • console
  • linux
  • linux-terminal
  • screencast
  • screensaver
  • space
  • terminal
  • tui
  • unix
  • unix-shell
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Created
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Overview

A planetarium for your terminal! Explore stars, planets, constellations, and more, all rendered right in the command line—no telescope required. ✨🪐 It ranks #59 on GitTiger, gaining +5 stars on October 30, 2026 (UTC).

The project is written in C and has 65 forks. It was created 3y ago.

AI-generated summary of the repository README — may contain errors.

What it is

astroterm, found at `da-luce/astroterm`, is a C program that works as a planetarium inside your terminal. Its description says you can explore stars, planets, constellations and more, all drawn on the command line with no telescope required. The metadata lists the MIT license, and topics include ascii-art, tui, linux-terminal, screensaver and space.

Capabilities described

- Customization: pick any date, time and location to look at past, present or future celestial events. - Accurate rendering of the moon, stars and planets, within the limits of terminal graphics. - Moon phases shown in real time. - Constellation figures drawn in detail.

Getting started

The supplied evidence has no install or run commands. The README preview points contributors to a CONTRIBUTING.md file for building, testing and contributing, and invites users to open an issue with ideas or bug reports. For installation and usage, read the repository README on `https://github.com/da-luce/astroterm`.

Installation
git clone https://github.com/da-luce/astroterm.git
cd astroterm
# see README for setup

Frequently Asked Questions

What does astroterm show in the terminal?

According to its description, it renders stars, planets, constellations and more as a planetarium in the command line, including the moon and its phases.

Can astroterm display other dates and places?

Yes, the README preview says you can choose any date, time and location to view past, present or future celestial events.

How do I report a bug or contribute to astroterm?

The README preview asks users to open an issue with bugs or ideas and points to CONTRIBUTING.md for building, testing and contributing guidelines.