AstroGrav

AstroGrav is a comprehensive solar system simulator that offers high-precision calculations of gravitational interactions between astronomical bodies. This powerful software provides users with an immersive 3D viewing experience, allowing for easy rotation and zooming while observing the evolution of celestial systems. AstroGrav goes beyond typical planetarium applications by accurately simulating the motions of asteroids and comets, and even incorporating the effects of general relativity and radiation pressure.

Key benefits of AstroGrav include:

• Multiple simultaneous animated views with dynamically calculated orbits and tracks
• Extensive tabular data with over 30 editable fields for each object
• Flexible simulation time steps ranging from fractions of a second to thousands of years
• Integration of constellations and over 100,000 background stars from the Hipparcos catalogue
• Advanced editing facilities for creating new objects or importing from extensive databases
• Versatility in simulating various gravitational systems beyond just the solar system
• Educational value for understanding complex physical and astronomical concepts
• Support for multiple languages and availability on both Mac and Windows platforms

AstroGrav is an invaluable tool for astronomers, researchers, educators, students, and anyone fascinated by gravitational dynamics. Its free-to-use model, supported by donations, makes it accessible to a wide range of users while ensuring continued development and improvement of this sophisticated astronomy software.