Stellarium 0.8.2

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• Price: Free
• Operating system: Windows XP, Windows 2000
• Date added: March 18, 2007
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• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 83 votes
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• Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 83 votes
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• 5 stars

  Version: Stellarium 0.8.2

  "Excellent product - other software companies take note!"

  by Fred Brychta on April 4, 2008

  Pros: Nice rendition of the sky with good graphics. The professional astronomers will look down on this program but I like it far more than the extreme technical ones that show all the programmers inaccuracies. It's not the easiest to navigate but that should improve with the next versions. Keep up th good work!

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• 3 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: Stellarium 0.8.2

  "Fun for Homeschoolers"

  by Jacqueline Goodison on September 27, 2007

  Pros: It was interesting. Nice options to view just the stars, nubulas or drawing outline of constellation and/or a background figure of the imagined constellation image. Lots of options, takes a bit of time to figure them all out. It was fun to explore. Had fun playing with it and exploring. My 7 year old loved it - thought the artwork was cool.

  Cons: Difficult to maneuver. We downloaded an earthquake program similar to this and the maneuverability on that one was much easier and more accurate. Didn't seem to catch on how to get different views from different places (if that' s even possible in this program). Seemed to be set on a view from Paris, but would have liked to see the sky from our point of view. Couldn't find the big dipper either...but probaly spent only an hour exploring. For a free program, if you're not looking for a serious constellation program, this one is nice.

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• 5 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: Stellarium 0.8.2

  "Fantastic Program"

  by noneed2login on February 27, 2008

  Pros: Stellarium is free and has loads of features. You can zoom in and out, change your location on earth, and even observe from other planets! You can speed up the time to view observable objects in the future. Loads quickly, and is very fast. You can also change the background landscape or (for advanced users) replace it with one of your own. Stellarium has millions of stars and you can download more. Downloads compatible with macs and linux are also available. I had considered buying a $100 program untill I found Stellarium. Super-realistic sunrises and sunsets.

  Notes to potential downloaders:

  1. Beware! Extremely addicting!

  2. Version 0.8.2 on this site is very old. Go to stellarium.org to download the newest version.

  This program is one of the very best freeware programs around. The forum is very helpful and most questions will be answered quickly. One of my favorite features is zooming in on earth from another planet. Photorealistic!

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• 5 stars

  Version: Stellarium 0.8.2

  "Great software"

  by meves on August 26, 2007

  Pros: Less complicated than Starry Night

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• 4 stars

  3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

  Version: Stellarium 0.8.2

  "Beam me up Scotty"

  by gooner1959 on May 25, 2007

  Pros: I have been interested in astronomy for some time but have only recently investigated software

  This is a great little program, easy to configure and with plenty of options for viewing the sky at night

  In addition the web site is full of useful information for setting the software up including exact long/lat for your own back yard!!

  And its free

  Well worth a look

  Cons: Compared with some software the graphics are poorer but this is a great first step without paying out those hard earned pounds

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