This will provide an amateur astronomer a basic overview of the Stellarium program.Ĭlass sizes are limited. Features such as gridlines, 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 mobile app for a specific location, date, and time. It can be used under a night sky to find objects in the sky using the phone's sensors.
It be used to corroborate and confirm celestial objects seen. The mobile app can be used to learn the sky and plan astronomical observing or imaging sessions. Stellarium Mobile is a planetarium app available for iOS and Android smartphones. Learn how to use the Stellarium planetarium software on your smartphone in a basic fashion.įee: Free to Members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.
The program looks wonderful and simple controls coupled with a growing wealth of information to work through means that this is an application you will return to again and again.Introduction to Stellarium Mobile, level 1. Stellarium is a genuinely impressive program which makes it possible to learn about the sky in an interactive and entertaining way. Time can be fast forwarded so you can track the movement of stars and other objects across the sky and a powerful zoom options is available to mimic telescope based stargazing.Ī plugin system is available and this can be used to add extra features to the program such as telescope configuration, the ability to add your own landscapes and much more. Stellarium provides a realtime view of what the sky looks like from different parts of the globe.
With a built in catalogue of over 600,000 stars and the option to download catalogues for an additional 210 million stars, the program offers a great way to learn about planets, stars and constellations. Google Earth, Google Maps and similar tools have made it possible to explore the world from the comfort of your desk, and Stellarium enables you to do very much the same with the night sky.
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