by Céline Richard » Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:51 pm
Hello,
Yes Stellarium is great!! You can identify constellations and interesting objects to see inside the nightsky before the night comes.
You can add, or suppress, the drawing of constellations (you even have constellations from different civilizations, past and present!), and names of objects (stars, planets, etc). The magnitude and other informations about stars are mentioned, if you click on the object, which is useful for astrophotography.
I have already seen a flying star (a meteoroid) on stellarium, during a split of a second... I was connected to the internet, but i wonder if Stellarium is so much updated, in real time. As i didn't know if this flying star was real, i didn't make any wish
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
The nightsky is associated with so many beliefs...
Have a very nice day,
Céline
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- Jupiter seen with Stellarium (i have taken in picture the screen of my computer)
Hello,
Yes Stellarium is great!! You can identify constellations and interesting objects to see inside the nightsky before the night comes.
You can add, or suppress, the drawing of constellations (you even have constellations from different civilizations, past and present!), and names of objects (stars, planets, etc). The magnitude and other informations about stars are mentioned, if you click on the object, which is useful for astrophotography.
I have already seen a flying star (a meteoroid) on stellarium, during a split of a second... I was connected to the internet, but i wonder if Stellarium is so much updated, in real time. As i didn't know if this flying star was real, i didn't make any wish :) The nightsky is associated with so many beliefs...
Have a very nice day,
Céline