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You must have Stellarium for the desktop downloaded, installed, and working before the start of the class. You must have a Windows, Mac, Linux computer.

Using the Mouse and Keyboard to Control Stellarium.

Starting and Quitting the Stellarium Program.

It covers the basic features of the software and how to operate the program with the mouse and keyboard. When you take the software training course, we will provide an electronic document, a PDF version of the Introductory Stellarium Quick Reference Guide.

use Stellarium in night mode to preserve your dark adaptation.

search for celestial objects by name or catalogue number.

view deep sky objects including double stars, galaxies, and nebulae.

view planets, surface details, and planetary moons.

view constellations and stars, coordinate grid lines, and special reference lines.

accelerate, slow, or reverse the flow of time.

set the date and time to now, a past date, or a future date.

view the sky from any location on Earth.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to use Stellarium in a basic fashion. This 2-hour training course is not for the paid Stellarium app on smartphones or the Stellarium web app. A waiting list will be kept if additional participants wish to sign up. This will provide an amateur astronomer a basic overview of the Stellarium program.Ĭlass sizes are limited.

Features such as gridlines, the meridian, sky settings, and red light mode will be explored. They will learn how to view the simulated sky, zoom and pan, and search for and select celestial objects. Participants will learn how to setup the software for a specific location, date, and time. Educators, presenters, and outreach volunteers may use the software for demonstrations, presentations, and What's Up discussions. If logging observations, it be used to corroborate and confirm celestial objects seen. The free software can be used to learn the sky and plan astronomical observing or imaging sessions.

Stellarium is a powerful planetarium application available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers. Learn how to use the Stellarium planetarium software on your computer in a basic fashion.įee: Free to Members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Introduction to Stellarium, level 1 (personal computer).