Outline Some Random Slides of Awesomeness
What is Stellarium?
Learning How to Use Stellarium and its features
The Universe is Awesome and Photogenic!
Andromeda Galaxy
Sombrero Galaxy
Pleiades Star Cluster
Saturn
Eye-of-God Nebula
Neptune
The Universe is Awesome and Photogenic!
Truly Awesome
Until...
Lost Internet connection
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Free offline awesomeness
What is this offline awesomeness?
StellariumO Offline planetarium
software;O Simulates
movement of planets, stars, and even artificial satellites;
O Also simulates astronomical events
StellariumO Used by amateur
astronomers as observation guide
O Used as a tool to teach astronomy
O Also used in real planetaria!
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First Run
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Main toolbar
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Sidebar
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Configure Location
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Left-click objects
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Right-click objects
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Finding objects
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Zooming
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Sombrero Galaxy
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Time Travel
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Constellations
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Solar Eclipse
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EXERCISE!Determine the position of the sun during your birth.
(Clue: Key-in your birthdate then locate the sun.)
If the sun is below the horizon, click on the ground icon on the main toolbar to remove ground.
Wrong
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The time is now.
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Orion Nebula
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Ocular view
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Artificial satellites
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Remove Atmosphere
Watch a movie
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Observe at Night
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Azimuthal Grid
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Equatorial Grid
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ASTRONOMY EXERCISE
You and your team will travel to Hokkaido and arrive there on April 17, 2012 to observe an astronomical event on the
constellation Virgo. What is the best time to observe Virgo?
Keyboard Shortcuts
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Key FunctionCursor keys Pan left, right, up, down
Page up/down Zoom in / outForward slash (/) Auto zoom-in
Space Center view on selected objectBackward slash
(\)Auto zoom-out
Ctrl+F Find object on the skyL Increase time speedJ Decrease time speed
F5 Date/Time Window
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Aztec Constellation
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Change Landscape!
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Saturn
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Jupiter
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Pleiades
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The Universe is Truly Awesome!
That’s all folks!