After more than 20 years of development, the popular planetarium ‘Stellarium’ finally reached 1.0 release. Stellarium 1.0 is the first released ported to Qt6 framework, though Qt5 is still supported! It features: A new, much better skylight model, but MacOS and OpenGL ES2 not supported. Many details around eclipses Updated Observation List features New features… Continue reading Desktop Planetarium Stellarium 1.0 Released! [Ubuntu PPA]
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How to Install Stellarium 0.20.0 in Ubuntu 20.04, 18.04
Free-software planetarium Stellarium 0.20.0 was released a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10, and Ubuntu 20.04. Stellarium 0.20.0 brings GUI refactoring and updating, code refactoring (related to Solar system), and many improvements in the code of plugins. Changes in the release include: Added Almagest skyculture Added support INDIGO… Continue reading How to Install Stellarium 0.20.0 in Ubuntu 20.04, 18.04
Free Software Planetarium Stellarium 0.19.2 Released (Ubuntu PPA)
The second bugfix release for the free open-source planetarium Stellarium 0.19 series was released today. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and higher. Changes in Stellarium 0.19.2 release include: Added support DMS and DD formats for parallactic angle feature Added 2 new scripts (Saturnian and uranian analemmas) Added ‘k Pup’ designation… Continue reading Free Software Planetarium Stellarium 0.19.2 Released (Ubuntu PPA)
Stellarium 0.19.1 Released with A Large List of Changes
Free-software planetarium Stellarium 0.19.1 was released today with numerous bug-fixes, updates, and improvements. Changes in Stellarium 0.19.1 include: Allow to search an inactive meteor showers in Search Tool/Lists tool Added ‘Azimuth vs. Time’ graph into AstroCalc/Graphs tool Added feature to show tracks for latest several selected planets Added tools for jumping to the next or… Continue reading Stellarium 0.19.1 Released with A Large List of Changes
Planetarium Software Stellarium 0.18.2 Released (How to Install)
Free and open-source planetarium software Stellarium 0.18.2 was released a day ago with enhancements, various bug-fixes and translation updates. Stellarium 0.18.2 release highlights: Improvements and fixes for AstroCalc tool and plugins Added support Abell Catalog of Planetary Nebulae and ESO/Uppsala Survey of the ESO(B) Atlas Added filters for enlisted objects in Search Tool/Lists tool Added… Continue reading Planetarium Software Stellarium 0.18.2 Released (How to Install)