PC Planetarium

[DaveNTL]

Just thought I'd share this link for a free download that gives you a planetarium on your PC http://stellarium.free.fr/

I did it yesterday and it's great! I think it puts you somewhere around Paris but if you click the configuration spanner then the 'location' tab you get a map of the world and you can locate the little yellow dot where you are, or anywhere else.

Try the southern hemisphere when you've played with it for a bit, it's quite funny.

It's in real time (from your pc's clock) and you can speed up days backwards or forwards, add constellations and stuff. Very nice for a free bit of software.

While I'm on.... how do you do the clickable link buttons in the forum?

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[powerskipper]

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://powerskipper.mysite.freeserve.com/>http://powerskipper.mysite.freeserve.com/
Julie

 

[DaveNTL]

ah ok, thanks



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[DaveNTL]

oh, where are the emoticons at then? hehe

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[BrendanS]

frown, smile, laugh etc, put inside square brackets []

see help top right, and scroll down to last one for more details

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[DaveNTL]

oh ok /forums/images/icons/blush.gif cheers!

right, sorry, I'll read the instructions eh? normally helps

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[BrendanS]

Link looks great by the way, just downloading, which will take me a while on dial up!

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[Moose]

Its great.

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Moose

 

[Benbow]

Wow, thanks for that. Fantastic!

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[BrendanS]

Yep, downloaded and installed, and just exploring it. Wonderful program, one of best posted in near history!

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[Rowana]

Have a look at -
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/skychart/skychart.asp?city=aberdeen&country=UK&lng=-2.1&lat=57.1333333>http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/skychart/skychart.asp?city=aberdeen&country=UK&lng=-2.1&lat=57.1333333</A>

You can click and drag the green segment around, then maximise the resultant view. The link I've given is for Aberdeen, but you can change it to whereever you are

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[JOHNBOY]

CHEERS THANKS FOR THAT!


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