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How to Add Landscape to Stellarium

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Introduction Stellarium has a lot of landscape already built in, but wouldn’t it be nice to have the landscape where you usually are observing or imaging from? In this guide, we will go over how to add landscapes to Stellarium. We’ll need to use a panorama image, so if you don’t have one we’ll go over how to get one using Google Maps. Stellarium comes with a bunch of ground textures to choose from, even some fun ones like Mars and Saturn. But if you are in planning, it’s advantageous to have the ground be the same location you’ll be…

How to Add Your Gear to Stellarium

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Introduction When first using Stellarium, it comes with quite a few telescope, eyepiece, and camera options. However, it’s impossible to include every variation out there by default. Would you like to know how to add your own gear to Stellarium?  Below you’ll find my guide to adding your gear. If you follow the steps below, you’ll be able to tell what objects will look like with your specific combination of gear. Fortunately, it’s very easy to do. Getting Started Before adding your gear, go to the manufacturer’s website or a store website to look for the specifications for each item.  …

Free Planetarium Software: Stellarium for Beginners

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Introduction When planning shots, looking at paper charts can be a good method to see when and where in the night sky a target you may want to shoot will be. But what if you could see a virtual representation of the sky, with all objects around it, and the ground where you will be shooting from? In this article, I will provide a general overview of the powerful program, Stellarium. Since the initial posting of the attached video published in 2021, there are quite a few helpful tips I have figured out to assist with your beginning into Stellarium.…