<s>
KStars	B-Language
is	O
a	O
freely	B-Application
licensed	I-Application
planetarium	O
program	O
using	O
the	O
KDE	B-Language
Platform	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
BSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
light	O
version	O
of	O
KStars	B-Language
is	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
includes	O
up	O
to	O
100	O
million	O
stars	O
(	O
with	O
additional	O
addons	O
)	O
,	O
13,000	O
deep	O
sky	O
objects	O
,	O
constellations	O
from	O
different	O
cultures	O
,	O
all	O
8	O
planets	O
,	O
the	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
,	O
and	O
thousands	O
of	O
comets	B-Language
,	O
asteroids	O
,	O
satellites	O
,	O
and	O
supernovae	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
features	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
users	O
of	O
all	O
levels	O
,	O
from	O
informative	O
hypertext	O
articles	O
about	O
astronomy	O
,	O
to	O
robust	O
control	O
of	O
telescopes	O
and	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
logging	O
of	O
observations	O
of	O
specific	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KStars	B-Language
supports	O
adjustable	O
simulation	O
speeds	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
view	O
phenomena	O
that	O
happen	O
over	O
long	O
timescales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ekos	O
is	O
an	O
astrophotography	O
suite	O
,	O
a	O
complete	O
astrophotography	O
solution	O
that	O
can	O
control	O
all	O
INDI	B-Application
devices	O
including	O
numerous	O
telescopes	O
,	O
CCDs	O
,	O
DSLRs	B-Device
,	O
focusers	O
,	O
filters	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KStars	B-Language
has	O
been	O
packaged	O
by	O
many	O
Linux/BSD	O
distributions	O
,	O
including	O
Red	O
Hat	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
OpenSUSE	B-Operating_System
,	O
Arch	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Debian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
distributions	O
package	O
KStars	B-Language
as	O
a	O
separate	O
application	O
,	O
some	O
just	O
provide	O
a	O
kdeedu	B-Language
package	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
KStars	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
KStars	B-Language
is	O
distributed	O
with	O
the	O
KDE	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Compilation	I-Language
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
kdeedu	B-Language
"	O
Edutainment	O
"	O
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KStars	B-Language
participated	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Summer	I-Application
of	I-Application
Code	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
2011	O
2012	O
,	O
2015	O
and	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
run	O
of	O
ESA	O
's	O
Summer	B-Application
of	I-Application
Code	I-Application
in	O
Space	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
identified	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
best	O
"	O
Linux	B-Application
stargazing	O
apps	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
Linux.com	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
