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20 Feb 10 - 02:42 PM (#2845241) Subject: BS: stellarium From: peregrina 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. |
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20 Feb 10 - 02:46 PM (#2845246) Subject: RE: BS: stellarium From: peregrina The constellations... maybe this is Folklore & Mythology rather than BS |
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20 Feb 10 - 03:20 PM (#2845272) Subject: RE: BS: stellarium From: GUEST,999 Thought this was a thread to honour Stella guitars, and I couldn't understand why it was in BS. |
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21 Feb 10 - 11:37 AM (#2845834) Subject: RE: BS: stellarium From: Ebbie No, Bruce. That would have been 'stellariA', you see, |
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21 Feb 10 - 11:51 AM (#2845850) Subject: RE: BS: stellarium From: Bill D Here's another! Celestia I had almost forgotten I had it. You can travel all over the universe... |
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21 Feb 10 - 09:06 PM (#2846298) Subject: RE: stellarium - neat software to see constellations From: Joe_F There are also Starry Night and TheSky6. |
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22 Feb 10 - 04:02 AM (#2846411) Subject: RE: stellarium - neat software to see constellations From: Keith A of Hertford 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 |