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Line 9: − Stellarium may be used as an educational tool for teaching about the night sky, as an observational aid for amateur astronomers wishing to plan a night's observing, or simply as a curiosity (it's fun!). Because of the high quality of the graphics that Stellarium produces, it is used in some real planetarium projector products. Some amateur astronomy groups use it to create sky maps for describing regions of the sky in articles for newsletters and magazines. Line 17:
Line 16: − '''sky'''+ − − * default catalogue of over 600,000 stars − * extra catalogues with more than 210 million stars − * asterisms and illustrations of the constellations − * constellations for 20+ different cultures − * images of nebulae (full Messier catalogue) − * realistic Milky Way − * very realistic atmosphere, sunrise and sunset − * the planets and their satellites − − '''interface''' − − * a powerful zoom − * time control − * multilingual interface − * fisheye projection for planetarium domes − * spheric mirror projection for your own low-cost dome − * all new graphical interface and extensive keyboard control − * telescope control − − '''visualisation''' − − * equatorial and azimuthal grids − * star twinkling − * shooting stars − * eclipse simulation − * supernovae simulation − * skinnable landscapes, now with spheric panorama projection − − '''customizability''' − − * plugin system adding artifical satellites, ocular simulation, telescope configuration and more − * ability to add new solar system objects from online resources... − * add your own deep sky objects, landscapes, constellation images, scripts... Line 62:
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Line 159: − [http://www.stellarium.org/wiki/index.php/Advanced_Use Stellarium Wiki Page]+ + − − + − + − + − sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stellarium/stellarium-releases − sudo apt-get update − sudo apt-get install stellarium − − + − +
→Overview of Features
==Educational application and relevance==
==Educational application and relevance==
==Version==
==Version==
Stellarium Version - 0.12.4
Stellarium Version - 0.12.4
==Overview of Features==
==Overview of Features==
Stellarium has default catalogue of over 600,000 stars, extra catalogues with more than 210 million stars, asterisms and illustrations of the constellations, constellations for 20+ different cultures, images of nebulae (full Messier catalogue), realistic Milky Way, very realistic atmosphere and sunrise and sunset.
==Other similar applications==
==Other similar applications==
Continuous Integration: Hans Lambermont<br>
Continuous Integration: Hans Lambermont<br>
Tester: Khalid AlAjaji<br>
Tester: Khalid AlAjaji<br>
and everyone else in the community.
and everyone else in the community.<br>
[http://www.stellarium.org/ Official Website]
=Working with the application=
=Working with the application=
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|style="width: 50%;|Step- 1On opening a new installation of Stellarium, you will be presented with a 60° view of
|style="width: 50%;|On opening a new installation of Stellarium, you will be presented with a 60° view of
the sky as currently seen from Paris.
the sky as currently seen from Paris.
|style="width: 50%;|Step- 2 At the bottom of the screen you can see additional information describing the
|style="width: 50%;|At the bottom of the screen you can see additional information describing the
location, date and time.
location, date and time.
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|style="width: 50%;|Step- 3 Cardinal indicators located on the horizon show the direction you are facing.
|style="width: 50%;|Cardinal indicators located on the horizon show the direction you are facing.
|style="width: 50%;|Step- 4 A left mouse click on any object on the screen will display additional information in
|style="width: 50%;|A left mouse click on any object on the screen will display additional information in
the top left hand corner of the screen.
the top left hand corner of the screen.
Right mouse click to clear the selection
Right mouse click to clear the selection
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|style="width: 50%;|[[File:Stellarium_6.png|450px]]
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|style="width: 50%;|Step- 5 Positioning your mouse at the lower left hand corner of the screen will reveal the main tool bars. They automatically disappear when the mouse is moved away.
|style="width: 50%;|Positioning your mouse at the lower left hand corner of the screen will reveal the main tool bars. They automatically disappear when the mouse is moved away.
Basic Moves
Basic Moves
Moving around Stellarium can be accomplished using mouse and keyboard
Moving around Stellarium can be accomplished using mouse and keyboard
Press the forward slash key “ / ” to quickly zoom in on a selected object. <br>
Press the forward slash key “ / ” to quickly zoom in on a selected object. <br>
Press the back slash key ” \ “ to return quickly to a 60° field of view.<br>
Press the back slash key ” \ “ to return quickly to a 60° field of view.<br>
|style="width: 50%;|Step- 6 '''Setting the Location and Time :''' <br>
|style="width: 50%;|'''Setting the Location and Time :''' <br>
Setting the correct location and time must be done before Stellarium can be used to
Setting the correct location and time must be done before Stellarium can be used to
plan an evening’s observations. <br>
plan an evening’s observations. <br>
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|style="width: 50%;|[[File:Stellarium_8.png|450px]]
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|style="width: 50%;|Step- 7 The main display should reflect the new location details:
|style="width: 50%;|The main display should reflect the new location details:
|style="width: 50%;|Step- 8 Press F5 to bring up the Date and Time window. Set the time to 8:30 PM.
|style="width: 50%;|Press F5 to bring up the Date and Time window. Set the time to 8:30 PM.
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|style="width: 50%;|Step- 9 Time
|style="width: 50%;|Time
Stellarium also allows us to manipulate time. <br>
Stellarium also allows us to manipulate time. <br>
Press the “L” key 3 times to see the stars move across the sky. <br>
Press the “L” key 3 times to see the stars move across the sky. <br>
Refer to the status bar at the bottom of the screen at any time to check on the date,
Refer to the status bar at the bottom of the screen at any time to check on the date,
time, and simulation speed.
time, and simulation speed.
|style="width: 50%;|Step- 10 Controls for time can also be found on the lower tool bar:
|style="width: 50%;|Controls for time can also be found on the lower tool bar:
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|style="width: 50%;|Step- 11'''Markings''' :
|style="width: 50%;|'''Markings''' :
Various grids, lines and markings can be displayed on the celestial sphere.
Various grids, lines and markings can be displayed on the celestial sphere.
Pressing “e” toggles an equatorial grid:
Pressing “e” toggles an equatorial grid:
|style="width: 50%;|Step- 12 Pressing “z” toggles the Altitude / Azimuth grid:
|style="width: 50%;|Pressing “z” toggles the Altitude / Azimuth grid:
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|style="width: 50%;|Step- 13 Constellation lines and boundaries are toggled on and off using the “b” and “c” keys.
|style="width: 50%;|Constellation lines and boundaries are toggled on and off using the “b” and “c” keys.
|style="width: 50%;|Step- 14 Constellation art can be displayed by using the “r” key.
|style="width: 50%;|Constellation art can be displayed by using the “r” key.
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|style="width: 50%;|[[File:Solar_eclipse_(Sun_%26moon).png|450px]]
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|style="width: 50%;|Step- 15'''Solar eclipse''' :
|style="width: 50%;|'''Solar eclipse''' :
I you know date , place and time you can check directly through stellarium . <br>
I you know date , place and time you can check directly through stellarium . <br>
For example : <br>
For example : <br>
Go-to Location window → type in search box Manado then select and close location window. <br>
Go-to Location window → type in search box Manado then select and close location window. <br>
Go-to date and time window : 1995-10-24 – 09.05.00 <br>
Go-to date and time window : 1995-10-24 – 09.05.00 <br>
|style="width: 50%;|Step- 16 Go-tp search Window : type in SUN
|style="width: 50%;|Go-tp search Window : type in SUN
then zoom in - cntrl+Up or Zoom In(scroll mouse key)
then zoom in - cntrl+Up or Zoom In(scroll mouse key)
Just click on play button on below panel .
Just click on play button on below panel .
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|style="width: 50%;|[[File:Solar_full_eclipse.png|450px]]
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|style="width: 50%;|Step- 17 observe to solar eclipse half sun covered .
|style="width: 50%;|observe to solar eclipse half sun covered .
|style="width: 50%;|Step- 18 Full solar eclipse : upto 12.15pm
|style="width: 50%;|Full solar eclipse : upto 12.15pm
Total duration of solar eclipse : 3 hours 10 min.
Total duration of solar eclipse : 3 hours 10 min.
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==Advanced features==
==Advanced features==
http://www.stellarium.org/wiki/index.php/Advanced_Use
=Installation=
=Installation=
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! Method of installation !! Steps
! Method of installation !! Steps
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| From Ubuntu software Centre || Steps : Application - Ubuntu Software Centre - search box select and type Stellarium- install
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| From Terminal || Steps
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| From the web || [http://www.stellarium.org/ Stellarium Website]
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| Web based registration || NA
| Web based registration || Steps
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=The application on mobiles and tablets=
=The application on mobiles and tablets=