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Since I live in a flat I do most of my imaging from my balcony... I purposely choose a top floor because of my astrophotography passion in order to have a decent field of view, but my balcony has walls on one side and on top. So I decided to bring to Stellarium my own landscape and my FOV so I can know exactly which targets are on sight and at what time. I have done some reading and watch videos but I still have a couple of questions before I begin and hopefully some people from here could help! a) how should I take my photo... Me standing straight levelled with horizon or pl
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Hi All, I have a few questions regarding mount control using stellarium that I can't seem to find elsewhere. I have an EQ3 pro with with Syscan (handcontrol) and a laptop with stellarium. The articles I've read refer either to EQMOD or ASCOM as a download requirement for Stellarium, is there any preference here for the EQ3? I'm also struggling to find details of the correct cable to connect the mount straight into the computer via USB (and which port recieves this in the mount). Thinking ahead, considering the requirement for the Guidscope and DSLR to be pugged into t -
Stellarium vs. Starry Nights
gstallichet posted a topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
I just bought a Celestron 8se. Which planetarium/scope control software do you recommend, Stellarium or Celestron's Starry Nights, and why? -
Hi guys, With new mount and upgraded scope features, now looking to venture into imaging. Before I start, I'm not looking to get feedback on polar alignment, mono guidecam, better imaging cameras, etc; this is more a 'dummies guide' setup discussion! I'm not expecting to get great images at this stage, just more the options available, getting over some issues, so that I can jump outside on a clear night with an ideal, foolproof(!), setup for either imaging or visual as time would permit and what may work best for me. As you may guess from the topic name, I'm a mac user (Macbook Pro) and wo
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Hi, I'm deperately looking for a telescopes.json file created by the Stellarium TelescopeControl plugin (and maybe a points.json as well ... don't know what that is for, though). The file(s) is/are normally located in $HOME/.stellarium/modules/TelescopeControl/ (Linux, I think it's a similar directory in Windows or MacOS). The files could be created in Windows and then copied to my Linux folder, but I don't have a native Windows machine and issues with the emulated one as well. Background: Stellarium won't let me add my telescope, as the configuration dialog won't disappear when pres
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Today we published a fresh weekly snapshot of Stellarium (v0.20.2.18140): https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium-data/releases/tag/beta And we need some feedback from users. At the moment we need to know your opinion about changes in 2 plugins - Satellites and Oculars. Of course we'll accept your opinion about changes in other parts of the planetarium too, but those 2 plugins in our focus. Thanks for your attention and testing.
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I'm trying to set up Stellarium with my cameras (Canon EOS 1300D and a Canon EOS 2000D) and my telescope (Celestron NexStar 127SLT). I think I've found the correct values for everything like focal length and sensor size etc... but the FoV in Stellarium it is different to what I actually see. I've attached screenshots of the settings, as well as the predicted image and an image I captured using the EOS 1300D and the Celestron NexStar 127SLT (it's not very good, I know). Any help would be much appreciated. (And I apologise if I've posted this in the wrong place - I'm new) -
I've always used the web version, but since I got the telescope I decided to install the full desktop version. I managed to save my setup and eyepieces etc. Things that I unable to save and not sure whether I should be able to: - start in Windowed mode - fixed both settings and viewing bars bottom left corner - Object information - I set my 'Customised' options, but after relaunching the app they are lost_ - basic stuff like date format, start-up time (default to 10pm) - I think I can say that NONE of the Configuration [F2] settings save - Sky and viewing options window [F4
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Hi SGL, is there any plugin or setting that can (more) accurately depict views through an eyepiece? I'm aware of the oculars, but what I'm after is the shimmer of the planets, dimming of DSOs when using smaller scopes, planetary detail dependent on telescope size etc. Thanks -
Stellarium 0.18.3 has been released today! Full list of changes: - Added names of potential interesting asteroids according to Wikipedia - Added change saturation of Milky Way when eyepiece simulation is enabled - Added precisions to saturation shader (GH: #261) - Added Northern Andes skyculture (GH: #267) - Added Western (Sky & Telescope) skyculture (GH: #562) - Added tool for checking updates of planetarium - Added the support of kinetic scrolling for lists and long texts for all operating systems (disabled by default) - Added support angular size filter for AstroCal
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Yesterday we published first release candidate to version 0.19.0. Please help us test it and report us about finded problems (in this topic or in our bug tracker). Full list of changes between version 0.18.3 and version 0.19.0RC1 (v0.18.3.16781): - Added new type of computation for AstroCalc/Phenomena tool - Added GUI options to change constellations and asterisms font size (GH: #576) - Added new source to star names and added new additional name to kappa Scorpii - Added tool to detect Intel C/C++ compiler in our Logger - Added new method into ConstellationMgr class - getConstel
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Hi, I'm totally New to this hobby and i'm having trouble understanding something in stellarium. I have ordered (not recieved) a Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS, which has a 25mm eyepiece 50degrees FOV as a default. I also have a Nikon D810. I wanted to get an idea of what my field of view would be with the 25mm eyepiece (30x on 750mm focal length), and also what it would be With my Nikon D810 mounted shooting prime Focus - no eyepieces. What surprised me was that it wasnt much difference between the frame and size of the object i get with 30x magnification (25mm eyepiece), an
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Stellarium v0.19.0 has been released! Full list of changes: - Added new type of computation for AstroCalc/Phenomena tool - Added GUI options to change constellations and asterisms font size (GH: #576) - Added new source to star names and added new additional name to kappa Scorpii - Added tool to detect Intel C/C++ compiler in our Logger - Added new method into ConstellationMgr class - getConstellationsEnglishNames() to get English names of all constellations in the selected sky culture [Scripting Engine] - Added new one script 'Constellations Tour' to organize the tour around
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Hi folks, Just downloaded Stellarium ver 0.18.1 and tried the "Surveys" under "Sky and Viewing Options" : Problem is nothing happens when I tick any randomly chosen option. Can someone please advice ? Ragnar
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Stellarium 0.17.0 has been released today :) Version 0.17.0 is based on Qt 5.9.3, but it can still be built from sources with Qt 5.4. The major changes of this version: Added support for nomenclature of planetary surface (SOCIS 2017 project) Added improvements for AstroCalc tool Added improvements for Oculars plugin Added improvements for Exoplanets plugin Added INDI support for Telescope Control plugin Updated code and data Full list of changes: Added support for nomenclature of planetary surface (SOCIS 2017 project) Added templat
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Good evening, it is normal that on the constellation of the scorpion there is a form of square on Antares, Oph and Jabbah? it's like there's a cut and paste, Thank you
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Hello, I am trying to control my Heq5 pro via SynScan (ver 3.10) with Stellarium (on MS Win10, 64 bit). I got the proper cable and adapter to connect to the usb port (via an adaptor for the RS-232). In Stellarium I follow the instructions to add a telescope / configure / add new telescope but when I get at the level of the device settings (see image), the field to select the port is blank and cannot be edited. I know I am using port : Port_#0001.Hub_#0004 (from checking the device manager) on my laptop. I tried installing Ascom but I still can't find the port there neither. I -
Dear users of planetarium and possible translators! We plan to release version 0.18.0 near spring equinox day and all strings for translation are freeze now. You may download version 0.90.0.15855 (also known as 0.18.0RC1) to testing current status of features and translations. If you can assist with translation to any of the 119 languages which Stellarium supports, please go to Transifex website and help us out: https://www.transifex.com/stellarium/stellarium/dashboard/ Full list of changes between versions 0.17.0 and 0.18.0RC1 are: - Added support HEALPix surveys (Hello vi
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Stellarium 0.18.0 has been released today! The major changes of this version: - Added support Hierarchical Progressive Surveys [HiPS] (Hello visualization of multiwavelength universe in the Stellarium) - Updated and extended AstroCalc tool - Added support a Hickson Compact Group collection - Updated code and data A huge thanks to the people who helped us a lot by reporting bugs! Full list of changes: - Added support Hierarchical Progressive Surveys [HiPS] (Hello visualization of multiwavelength universe in the Stellarium) - Added patches for TeXLive - Added Chinese
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OK, my second guide, this took a bit more thinking about cos I haven’t used Stellarium before but I wanted a ‘single device’ option as my other stuff is IOS. I will be using this with my Canon tethered to the PC by an active usb cable so I can do pretty much everything (bar focussing) indoors when it’s too cold outside! Anyway, this how I did it. If there is a better way I am happy to update this guide. Let me know. Hopefully this is straight forward cos there isn’t a lot of info on how to do this all in one place! I’ve had this working indoors this PM so I’m really excited to try it at n
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Stellarium 0.18.1 has been released today! Full list of changes: - Added dithering support - Added filtering for pulsars - Added option for Telrad - Added nomenclature for Charon - Added new time steps for AstroCalc/Ephemeris tool - Added support Mandarin Chinese language - Added support of hi-res screenshots (GH: #141) - Added few small improvements for Quasars plugin - Added tooltips for color buttons in Pulsars plugin - Added option to hiding invisible satellites in markers mode (GH: #145) - Added angular size for the estimated values of coma and gas tail for come
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Stellarium 0.18.2 has been released today! Full list of changes: - Added GUI improvements for AstroCalc tool - Added elongation support for AstroCalc/Phenomena tool - Added support decimal degrees format for AstroCalc tool - Added handle keypressing for list of matching objects in AstroCalc/WUT tool - Added filters for enlisted objects in Search Tool/Lists tool - Added filters for list of matching objects in AstroCalc/WUT tool - Added new textures for moons - Added column with angular distance from the Moon into AstroCalc/Phenomena tool - Added special case for partial
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Hi, After using Stellarium on my tablet for helping me find stuff with binoculars. I was wondering on the PC version is it possible to see the FOV through a certain telescope? Have been using something similar https://astronomy.tools/ but was wondering if it’s possible in stellarium . I know there is a telescope tab but not sure how it works, I was wondering if there are any other programs like this that you recommend . Any help will be appreciated PS Sorry if I e posted this in the wrong section.
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Hi all Not sure if this has been asked and answered already, but is is possible to add a user defined object into Stellarium and keep it in the database so it can be retrieved at a later date? Cheers
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Hi all, im still relitivley knew to learning my way around the sky I thought I’d try and learn as much as I can before getting a scope ( spent the last year or so learning about the science of it all first ) and tonight is quite a good night ( not the best) but I decided to spend an hour or so learning my constellations as I’m pretty rubbish at knowing them all. However I went outside equipped with my binos, turn left at Orion and also Stellarium on my IPad ( made sure I turned on night vision ). The most obvious place for me to start is Orion as it’s south facing my garden and I always
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