HoffmannĬollaborators: Ruslan Kabatsayev, Worachate Boonplod, Jocelyn GirodĪnd everyone else in the community. Moderately dark environment (deep shadow or indoors)ĭevelopers: Alexander V.3D graphics card which supports OpenGL 3.3 and above.Linux/Unix Windows 10 and above macOS 11.0 and above.Mouse, Touchpad or similar pointing device.3D graphics card which supports OpenGL 2.1 and GLSL 1.3 or OpenGL ES 2.0.Linux/Unix Windows 7 and above macOS 10.15 and above.Presentation of Stellarium for the China-VO.add your own deep sky objects, landscapes, constellation images, scripts.ability to add new solar system objects from online resources.plugin system adding artifical satellites, ocular simulation, telescope control and more.skinnable landscapes with spheric panorama projection.graphical interface and extensive keyboard control.spheric mirror projection for your own low-cost dome.fisheye projection for planetarium domes.very realistic atmosphere, sunrise and sunset.images of nebulae (full Messier catalogue).constellations for 40+ different cultures.asterisms and illustrations of the constellations.extra catalogue with more than 1 million deep-sky objects.default catalogue of over 80,000 deep-sky objects.extra catalogues with more than 177 million stars.default catalogue of over 600,000 stars.I'm a real big fan of dark sky reserves, it's a fantastic idea.

Although it can be hard to see Epsilon Crucis in a city, as it's a bit dimmer than the four main stars.īut then I travelled to far more densely populated Northern Hemisphere countries, and wow, I see what light pollution is, I really wanted to see Orion right side up, but wasn't able to get far enough away from populated areas when the sky was clear.Īnother benefit of living on a sparsely populated island I guess, not sure if it offsets all of the downsides (island 'tax' is real, small economy makes it hard to challenge incumbents who dominate a market, we get very few concerts from the top bands, often left off maps), but it did make appreciate what we have in terms of the night sky. Not in all its glory, mind, but you can see it, and Crux Australis, such a definitive Southern Hemisphere constellation that it appears on five national flags. I'm in the Southern Hemisphere and even in my nearest 'large' city, you can still see the Milky Way on a clear night.

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