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Is there software that has the positions of the stars in it, and allows you to move around or take a picture from another star?

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You can give SpaceEngine a shot, which from the website:

[SpaceEngine] a free space simulation software that lets you explore the universe in three dimensions, starting from planet Earth to the most distant galaxies. Areas of the known universe are represented using actual astronomical data, while regions uncharted by human astronomy are generated procedurally. Millions of galaxies, trillions of stars, countless planets!

Many types of objects are shown in the program, including planets, moons, asteroids, stars, and galaxies.

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that looks fantastic – patrickinmpls Dec 27 '12 at 16:16
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Stellarium might have the features you are looking for.

Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go.

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