on April 23, 2022

How do I change my location on Stellarium?

Space and Astronomy

How do I change my default location in Stellarium?

The default viewing location for Stellarium is Paris, but you can change the location to anywhere in the world. To change the location, click on the “Location” icon on the left menu bar. (If you do not see the menu bar, place your curser on the left side of the screen.

Which tool is used to adjust location in Stellarium?

Setting Your Location



To set your location, press F6 to open the location window. There are a few ways you can set your location: Just click on the map. Search for a city where you live using the search edit box at the top right of the window, and select the right city from the list.

How do I save my location in Stellarium?

Location window [F6]



Use the location window to change the current location or to save a new default location which Stellarium will use when it starts. The location window will be displayed when you click on the side bar or press the [F6] key.

How do you move in Stellarium?

Moving Around the Sky



Use the cursors to move around left, right, up and down. Zoom in a little using the Page Up key, and back out again using the Page Down. Press the backslash key and see how Stellarium returns to the original field of view (how “zoomed in” the view is), and direction of view.

How do I use Stellarium app?

The search tool can be found in the left-hand menu, or by pressing F3. Type an object name in the Object tab or enter coordinates in the Position tab and press Enter to center on that position. Use Stellarium to answer the questions about various astronomical objects in the relevant section of your worksheet.

Is Stellarium any good?

Overall, Stellarium Mobile Plus is one of the better stargazing apps out there, with beautiful visuals, mostly realistic depictions of the stars, and containing more stars than any other app. However, the navigation and database of asteroids are lacking in comparison to its direct competitor, SkySafari 3.

How much does Stellarium cost?

Free

Stellarium Mobile Free is available for Android for free (with in-app purchases), but there is also Stellarium Mobile PLUS that will cost you $19.99. For iOS users, there is only paid version for $9.99.

Is Stellarium safe?

However, Stellarium is safe, and so you’ll want to say to your computer “Yes, I know this program isn’t signed, but I want to run it anyway.”

Who owns Stellarium?

Stellarium (software)

Stellarium 0.12.0 running on Ubuntu Linux
Original author(s) Fabien Chéreau
Developer(s) Alexander Wolf Georg Zotti Marcos Cardinot Guillaume Chéreau Bogdan Marinov Timothy Reaves Florian Schaukowitsch
Initial release 2001
Stable release 0.22.1 / April 16, 2022

Who invented Stellarium?

Fabien Chéreau (born 17 September 1980 in Villefranche-sur-Saône, France) is a French Research Engineer and computer programmer best known for authoring the planetarium software Stellarium, a free, open source astronomy software package which renders 3D photo-realistic skies in real time.



Is Stellarium available for iPad?

Stellarium Mobile (for iPad) takes a popular desktop astronomy program and brings it to your iPad, with mostly good results.

Can Stellarium Mobile control a telescope?

For this, you need to install the official SynScan android or SynScan iOS apps and use it to connect to the telescope, configure and align it. The SynScan app opens a TCP socket on the phone on port 11882 emulating a regular SynScan hand controller protocol.

Do you need Internet for Stellarium?

No, there is no ethernet connection for it to connect to.

Is Stellarium open source?

Stellarium is open source and licensed with GNU General Public License version 2.0. It runs on Linux and other operating systems and has very modest requirements. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you’d see with the naked eye, binoculars, or a telescope.

How do you control a telescope with Stellarium?

To activate the Telescope Control plug-in:



  1. open the Configuration window (press F2);
  2. go to the Plugin tab;
  3. select “Telescope Control” from the list;
  4. check the “Load at startup” option;
  5. exist Stellarium.


Is Stellarium available for Mac?

Stellarium for Mac – Download it from Uptodown for free.

How do you install Stellarium?

Installing Stellarium to your Windows device:

  1. Visit the Stellarium webpage.
  2. Select the Windows (32-bit or 64-bit) download button at the top of the page.
  3. Choose a language for the installation and click OK.
  4. The Stellarium setup wizard will appear.

How do I open Stellarium software?

Press F6 to open the Location Window. Alternatively, click on the Location Window icon in the tool bar. Type the name of the city in the search box, then select it t. Click on “use as default” if you wish to retain the setting the next time Stellarium starts.