Darryl Gove's blog
Sunday Dec 31, 2006
Stellarium
I've spend a few minutes playing with Stellarium. It's open source planetarium software. It allows you to set up your current position and get a labelled view of what you will see in the night sky from that location. What is particularly nice about the package is that it includes detailed pictures of many of the objects, so not only can you identify them, you can also see what they should look like.
Posted at 10:00AM Dec 31, 2006 by Darryl Gove in Personal | Comments[2]
Posted by Rich Sharples on December 31, 2006 at 10:55 AM PST #
Thanks for the pointer--this looks like a great way to understand what I'm seeing in the sky each night.
Have you tried Celestia? This lets you get off the planet and go visit objects in 3D. It is absolutely stunning. And it's free. Check it out here.
Josh Simons
Posted by Josh Simons on December 31, 2006 at 11:32 AM PST #