The ground display can be adjusted in the options menu to simulate high buildings or mountains in the vicinity.ĭisplay of cardinal directions for easier orientation Useful to see how high an object is above the horizon. Switching on and off the influence of the earth Solar system objects, planets and their moons Switches to the eyepiece view and gives an impression of the field of view with different equipment, more about this under telescope menu.ĭisplays artificial satellites, selected ones also with predicted trajectory.ĭeep sky objects, including galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters. Responsible for eyepiece view and finding satellites. Switches between window and full screen mode.

Red light does not dazzle and destroys the eyes habituation to the dark less. Viewing angle can be switched between azimuthal and horizontal mount.Ĭenters the view on an object as long as it is selected. The equatorial coordinate system (blue) with the axes right ascension and declination. The options can be combined as desired.Ĭonnecting lines between stars of the constellations are displayed.Īrtistic impressions matching the constellations are displayed.Īn azimuthal coordinate system (orange) in which the coordinates of an object depend on the choice of location. Turns the display of constellations on and off. This allows Stellarium to find an object with different designations. If there is an internet connection, Stellarium matches the search term with the database of Simbad and obtains the coordinates. Stellarium has an extensive database of over 100K stars, various nebulae, clusters, satellites and the like. Here you can choose which objects are displayed.

A more rough method is to simply click into the shown map to retrieve coordinates. One needs longitude, latitude, and elevation above ground level. Alternatively one can enter coordinates directly.

This is sufficiently close enough to Golm to plan lab course observations. There you find the Astrophysical Institute Potsdam which is the AIP in Potsdam Babelsberg. Stellarium has a large list of known locations gathered by the community.

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