Open source astronomy application

November 25th, 2005 | by Tim Wilson |

I discovered Stellarium recently and suggest anyone teaching science add it to their toolbelt. From the project FAQ:

Stellarium is an open source desktop planetarium for Linux/Unix, Windows and MacOSX. It renders the skies in realtime using OpenGL, which means the skies will look exactly like what you see with your eyes, binoculars, or a small telescope. Stellarium is very simple to use, which is one of its biggest advantages: it can easily be used by beginners.

I love the fact that it’s open source and cross-platform. There’s no reason not to download it and try it out, but if you want a bit of a preview you can check out the screenshots. Just beautiful.

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  1. 3 Responses to “Open source astronomy application”

  2. By Wesley Fryer on Nov 28, 2005 | Reply

    Awesome software application Tim, thanks for sharing! I can’t wait to try this out with my son, our family’s budding astronomer! :-)

  3. By Randy Meredith on Dec 1, 2005 | Reply

    David,

    Thanks for highlighting this stellar (pardon the pun) application. I was totally blown away by the slick rendering on my iBook. I plan to demo this software for the astronomy prof here on campus. I’m sure he will be delighted.

    I’m looking forward to grabbing my binocs and iBook, and checking out the wonderful winter skies.

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