March 9, 2012

Stargaze from your computer

I love stargazing, but unfortunately big cities like Phoenix have too much light pollution. Stellarium is a great alternative. It's like a planetarium on your computer.

The virtual sky is based on data collected from the European Space Agency's Hipparcos Mission. It allows Stellarium to depict the position and motion of stars, planets, moons and galaxies accurately.

Download Stellarium and then set your location. By default, Stellarium shows the sky according to the current date and time. If you're using it during the day and have it set to your location, you won't see any stars. You can, however, change the time or location and see the sky where it is currently night.

Then use your mouse or arrow keys to look around your skies. You'll be able to see the names of stars and planets around you. Zoom in for a closer look.

Stellarium even includes constellations. One click reveals the name of any constellation you are viewing. Another click superimposes the each constellation with a beautiful illustration.

Cost: Free
Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Mac OSX

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