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Stellarium: an open source planetarium for your computer



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Are you a fan of astronomy, or just curious about the world of stars and we appeal to you?
Then surely you'll like Stellarium, an open source software can turn your computer into a real planetary varv able to enjoy an authentic experience of astronomical exploration in three dimensions!

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Stellarium it simulates' s observation of the cosmos as if it were made from earth with a powerful telescope on your part does not need to do is enter the coordinates of a particular star, constellation, planet or nebula to begin your exploration.
In particular Stellarium allows you to:

  • identify and "explore" more stars following the movement of 600.00 compared to your virtual observation point on the earth;
  • see the constellations with symbols of the zodiac;
  • see the various nebulae in 3D;
  • simulate the exploration with the presence of Earth's atmosphere at any time of day (dawn to sunset);
  • record their observations;
  • precisely control the point in its virtual telescope through the equatorial and azimuthal grids;
  • simulate an eclipse of the moon or the sun.

Besides being free, Stellarium is a software platform: the versions are actually available for Liunx, Windows and Mac OS X.
Visit the official site of Stellarium

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3 Responses to "Stellarium: an open source planetarium for your computer"
  1. meal writes:

    Now the exhaust ... I hope it is as good as you say ...

  2. Eighty writes

    Sounds interesting service, but ... we need lots of memory on my PC? Uses many resources? What do you say about this?

  3. David writes:

    @ Eighty-eight: I've tried on my PC first to review it and have not had any major problems in the consumption of resources. That counts but 'I 3GB RAM ...