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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012software resources - StellariumStellarium is popular (free) planetarium astronomy. It displays very realistic simulated views of the night sky, showing the current positions for stars, deep sky objects, planets, comets, and artificial satellites. The application may also be used to drive a telescope mount. manufacturer: Stellarium.org
TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2018Solar System ObserverUpdated on 30 Jul '19. I just learned about the Solar System Observer (SSO) feature in Stellarium and it is amazing. Very helpful when you went to show planetary motion or a top-down view of the solar system. Where are all the planets right now? What does opposition mean? It's pretty simple to use. Keyboard shortcuts for Windows are noted.
You might now use the orbits or trails for planets. You might speed up time to make the planets spin fast. You're far away at over 465 AU! So zoom in a bit... * toggle orbits on or off - press O key To get planet trails to work, deselect, i.e. right-click on nothing. * toggle trails on or off - press Shift-t key For the orbits and traces to show, the planet magnitude limit should not be applied or it should be set to allow dim objects. So check and adjust the solar system magnitude option in the settings. A magnitude limit of 15 should show the planets; 22 will show Pluto.
SATURDAY, MAY 19, 20180.18.0 shortcutsUpdated shortcuts for new and changed features, such as asterims, ray helpers, custom markers, meteors, etc. This listing references the Windows and Macintosh computers. But it should also work fine for Linux machines. Procedurally oriented.
TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 20170.15.2 shortcutsUpdated shortcuts for new and changed features, such as sky markers, digital sky survey, adjusting time, bookmarks, etc. This listing references the Windows and Macintosh computers. But it should also work fine for Linux machines. Procedurally oriented.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 20160.15.0 shortcuts for Windows and MacUpdated the shortcuts list to accommodate for new and changed features, such as planet markers, meteor radiant labels, the Milky Way, looking in a particular direction, etc. This listing references the Windows and Macintosh computers. But it should also work fine for Linux machines. Procedurally oriented.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 20150.14.0 shortcuts for Windows and MacUpdated the shortcuts list to accommodate for a number of new features, such as meteor radiant display, quasars toggle, change in the planets labels shortcut, and so on. This listing references the Windows and Macintosh computers. But it should also work fine for Linux machines. Procedurally oriented.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 20130.12.0 shortcuts for Windows and MacUpdated the shortcuts list to accommodate for a number of new features, such as exoplanets display, red light mode keyboard control, new sidereal time controls, and so on. This listing references the Windows and Macintosh computers. But it should also work fine for Linux machines. Procedurally oriented.
FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012Stellarium software trainingBlake Nancarrow offers software training courses on using Stellarium. The level 1, introductory course gets people started and comfortable with the application. The level 2, intermediate course gets into more complex features and telescope control. Outlines available upon request.
FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012Stellarium 0.11.x quick reference guidesBlake Nancarrow developed quick reference guides for Stellarium. They are provided in his software training courses. They are procedurally-oriented and show buttons and keyboard shortcuts.
FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012Stellarium landscape filesBlake Nancarrow has produced a number of landscape background image files for use with Stellarium.
He also prepared a file for the RASC Toronto Centre's Carr Astronomical Observatory. This is available upon request.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 20110.10.6 shortcuts for Windows and MacThe list made in December was for Windows only. Thanks to Sharmin, the list was expanded to encompass the Macintosh platform. Procedurally oriented. As it should be.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 20100.10.6 shortcutsUpdated the keyboard shortcuts list, for the Windows version, of 0.10.6. It's over on the blog. New keys are noted with an asterisk. Procedurally oriented. As it should be.
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