Good Astronomy programs are scarce. With the free application Stellarium one gets the starry sky in a previously unseen form directly to the computer.
No sooner have you started Stellarium, the software retrieves depending on time of the day or night sky on the screen. The menu allows the user to the exact coordinates beyond - enter the place in which it is located - longitude and latitude. To the desired position indicates Stellarium constellations, planets and the color matches the Earth's atmosphere.
Stellarium also simulated the flow in the night sky as you wish. Thus, about a 24-hour day can be represented within a few minutes. This one keeps the names of the constellations, the planets and moons or the Equator in view.
Conclusion
No doubt, a planetarium is impressive. On a computer screen, you can represent the starry sky little better than it succeeds the free Stellarium application.
Recent changes
In the current program version of the catalog of available star has been increased to over 600,000. The manufacturer has also added, among other images of nebulae, a realistic picture of the Milky Way and a realistic atmosphere, including sunrise and sunset. Other improvements concern the user interface, visualization and customization to your own needs.
Benefits
very pretty night sky
good Konfigurationsmöglichhkeiten
Disadvantages
can not replace the view of the stars by telescope
