stellarium - neat software to see constellations

Subject: RE: stellarium - neat software to see constellations
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 22 Feb 10 - 04:02 AM

I use Heavens Above.
You give it your coordinates, or just find your location on their lists, and it gives you a chart for any time you want.
It also gives you satellite passes and Iridium Flares.
http://www.heavens-above.com/logon.asp?TimeOut=True

Subject: RE: stellarium - neat software to see constellations
From: Joe_F
Date: 21 Feb 10 - 09:06 PM

There are also Starry Night and TheSky6.

Subject: RE: BS: stellarium
From: Bill D
Date: 21 Feb 10 - 11:51 AM

Here's another!
Celestia

I had almost forgotten I had it. You can travel all over the universe...

Subject: RE: BS: stellarium
From: Ebbie
Date: 21 Feb 10 - 11:37 AM

No, Bruce. That would have been 'stellariA', you see,

Subject: RE: BS: stellarium
From: GUEST,999
Date: 20 Feb 10 - 03:20 PM

Thought this was a thread to honour Stella guitars, and I couldn't understand why it was in BS.

Subject: RE: BS: stellarium
From: peregrina
Date: 20 Feb 10 - 02:46 PM

The constellations... maybe this is Folklore & Mythology rather than BS

Subject: BS: stellarium
From: peregrina
Date: 20 Feb 10 - 02:42 PM

I saw this demonstrated recently in a sort of travelling temporary planetarium: stellarium
and it was wonderful.

--it's free, open-source software that lets you replicate the stars in the night sky in your location, and at your time...all the stars, not just the few that can outshine light pollution.