Stellarium for Beginners

[@AstroEscape]

What did you think of the sunrise time? What do you do to poke around for fun in Stellarium? Let me know!

[@leonardorser3455]

I just found the scripts in the pc version. They are pretty cool

[@trevorv9045]

I just retired, so now I am going to jump headlong into a hobby I’ve enjoyed my entire life. Literally… I’m at the absolute beginning of my journey. Someone recommended this software program, so I came to KZbin and found you. I am on my phone, but momentarily intend to install this program. Once I get a few things situated… I think it will be really cool to go back 100K years and see what sunrise was in my location. You were very clear and direct in this video post. I thank you for that. You were not rambling around the world… Lol anyways I liked your video, so I intend to probably go through all of them. I can’t wait! Thank you Bossman!!!😊

[@AstroEscape]

You're welcome. Enjoy your journey in the stars!

[@MonzonMedia]

Daylan, I've always wanted to learn more about this but never knew where to start, glad I found this channel! Looking forward to more and I'll be checking out Stellarium!

[@AstroEscape]

Thanks! Next video we will go over how to add your gear to Stellarium, both camera gear and visual astronomy gear. Should be very helpful!

[@highfidelityinc]

Thanks for an excellent video. I guess the most obviously thing about the sunrise at year -99,999 was it occurs at about 7:15PM in the evening in Texas. Of course, the Julian calendar was probably never designed to be used for such an extended period of time.

[@AstroEscape]

Hah, you're probably right about the Julian calendar. It's neat to see the changes over long periods of time though. I also like seeing the changes in star patterns, although the thing Stellarium can't account for over 200,000 years is changes in stars in relation to star birth & death.

[@nerdgeekcosplay909]

I had to download the program for my astronomy course … so far it’s fun !

[@AstroEscape]

Very nice! Didn't think I'd end up helping someone with an actual course, so cool! Cheers and good luck in your studies!

[@arupsan]

Very helpful for beginners

[@shawnmcnickle3191]

I've lived in Pittsburgh my whole life so when I heard where you were it made my head turn lol. Awesome!

[@AstroEscape]

Haha, yeah, there's another guy that lives around here too that has an astrophotography channel, Matt Dieterich: kzbin.info

[@robertpapps3618]

Thanks for your video!

[@MishoRaffaello]

I started using stellarium recently and it's fantastic. It's also way clearer than the typical telescopes but I wonder if the pictures are realistic because it was mentioned that the pics are 3D

[@AstroEscape]

All of the pictures in Stellarium were taken by both amateur and professional astrophotographers, the 3-D part is just an effect added to them.

[@twist22]

I don't own a telescope or a camera or anything! Installed Stellarium so I can see the stars from where I live. Thanks for the tips! :D

[@alistairwardlaw1286]

Great video and you just happened to show my camera settings to add my gear ZWO ASI294 MC Pro so my settings were right there! Thanks

[@AstroEscape]

You're welcome! Enjoy :D

[@tedk2814]

thanks, for the tutorial. I believe the tutorial is for the desktop and not cellphone stellarium ?. I used to live in Swickley as a child and occasionally travel to Pittsburg to see the Bueal Planetarium. ? spelling. Is it still there? I am a beginner for astro photography, just starting however have 4 years of high school and collegiate baseball sport photography experience. I've never owned a wide lens except for a 24-70 f2.8, all are long primes or zooms. I will go and subscribe now. Thanks, Ted in Sebastian, Fl.

[@j.lietka9406]

I thought Stelarium had a feature where you could be out in space, you could see the ISS, close ups of planets, moons... How can you change from the backyard (ground) view to being out in space? I want to see where the JWST is floating!

[@SPOOKYPIGGY26]

Bro I just saw white dot moving fast what can it be ???

[@j.lietka9406]

@Tocabread26 as a guess, either a meteor or a satellite

[@ryanaiden]

Wow. I used to have this on disc in the early 2000s!

[@AstroEscape]

Stellarium has been around a while but is still super useful, and even still frequently updated :)

[@ryanaiden]

Never mind I actually found it quite quickly. The name is Celestia. Also a great bit of software.

[@freddyboombatz]

I had a Meade program I got with a telescope and if you zoomed in on your feet you were wearing Converse Chuck Taylors and if you were in space you had a space suit on.

[@makaiomessenger]

How do you increase the font size or label an object so that when you zoom out you can still see where it is in relation to the constellation? I've seen many videos that do this but can't seem to find a font increase or label feature. What would you advise? Thank you!

[@AstroEscape]

Sky and Viewing Options -> DSO tab. Closest thing for what you want is "Use Proportional Hints" when you have DSO's enabled. For constellations if you want to increase the font size for the name of the constellation, same window but in the Starlore tab, you can change the font size and the line sizes of each constellation.

[@makaiomessenger]

@@AstroEscape Found the tabs, but unfortunately it made no difference when selecting "Use Proportional Hints". All I have is pulsating red target lines but was hoping to get the name, in this case of an asteroid, enlarged so I can zoom out to see the full constellation in relation to the asteroid and still see the name of both the constellation and the asteroid. If you think of any other options I would appreciate it. Thank you so much for your help!

[@CellinMr]

Good tips, thanks

[@AstroEscape]

Thanks for watching? Anything I missed or you'd like me to follow up on?

[@newbee1016]

Hi Daylan, I am trying to get back into astro photography, I am currently going over the programs to refresh the memory on how to use them. With Stellarium how do you set the current time on start up? I have found that each time I open Stellarium I have to set the current time each time. I have looked through the user guide and found nothing on that. There are other videos out there so I am going to check them out as well. Cheers Robert Aust,

[@AstroEscape]

Configuration Window, time tab, system date and time option will pull from current time.

[@damienmortimore6784]

Hello great video very helpful! I have just got a 10” dob not used it yet and it’s my first! I only have the two eye pieces that came with it. In this video you said never use a Barlow?

[@AstroEscape]

I meant for astrophotography. If you are doing visual, go ahead and use a Barlow, it effectively doubles the amount of eyepieces you have :) For astrophotography, when used on dim targets, it can make images take way longer than they would have without it. An argument could be made for bright objects like M13, but general consensus is don't use one for imaging.

[@damienmortimore6784]

@@AstroEscape thank you for your reply and clearing that up.

[@edgardoruiz6621]

Thank you, first time here and new to Stellarium. You got my thumb up from the very beginning, however, it would be very helpful if you use a highlight/big/round/etc. cursor so we know exactly where to look when you say "click here". ;)

[@AstroEscape]

Oh, I've done that. This specific video is an older one but I've since added a mouse highlighter in programs that it works with (not all of them show it). Thank you for watching!

[@buccarastaa]

So in the mobile app the majority of these settings are not there.... or am I being dumb? 😂😂

[@pasbosa5]

thanx you are amazing😇

[@AstroEscape]

Thanks, you are too! Thanks for watching!

[@SPOOKYPIGGY26]

Sor i just saw a white dot moving so fast what can it be pls reply 🙏

[@schlookie]

Satellite

[@PhilFXPhoenix]

Why is it impossible to leave full screen in Mac OS? There is no little icon to do this on the bottom left. F11 does not work.

[@AstroEscape]

Go to the configuration Window (F2 or the wrench with the Star), the extras tab, and see if the Fullscreen button box is checked. That should give the icon back on the bottom bar.

[@ronm6585]

Thank you.

[@AstroEscape]

You're welcome!

[@mrbinklesgames6620]

@Astro Excape i downloaded it how do see Planets using this App please reply

[@AstroEscape]

The planets are already there, you just need to zoom in on them.

[@whatifItoldyou3]

I found something awesome on Stellarium. I want to record what I am seeing to show others. I have tried a couple of screen recording programs with my HP laptop, but because the Stellarium program takes up the entire screeen, I cannot access the recording buttons and/or the keeping the recording going is difficult. What are you using to record it? THANK YOU!!

[@AstroEscape]

I use OBS for all of my screen recording. It's free and there's some good guides for setup out there!

[@freddyboombatz]

The tenth button over from the right on the bottom including the off button is a small rectangle with arrows coming out of each corner, that will put Stellarium in its own window.

[@galimirnund6543]

I have this on my ipad. When I point it to the sky it works... when I set the ipad back down it seems to not be rotating..like orbit ... earth spin.... is it actually moving just really slow? Love the app though..

[@AstroEscape]

The app version can follow the earth's orbit if you have that option turned on. The PC version has a LOT more customization though, if you haven't yet, check it out!

[@galimirnund6543]

@@AstroEscape Thanks for your reply. I just got Sky Safari Pro last night for 50 bucks from the appstore and it is all kinds of broken... can't download DLC... can't view galaxies, there is no option to hide orbit trails or hide UI. I am requesting a refund... thanks for this reply and I did get it for my PC... have a nice day.I will stick with stellarium. Have you ever had stellarium tell you that venus is the 3rd planet when cycling through them?

[@billhennessy5118]

I use Linux Mint. It opens in full screen. How do you get out of full screen? Also can't seem to exit the program with out shutting down the computer. How to you exit the program?

[@AstroEscape]

I will load Stellarium into my Linux Virtual machine and get back to you (I don't use it very often).

[@dr.arunmondal907]

bro, I have a problem, when I take my mouse cursor down to those arrows, the control bars are blank, I cannot do anything. This only happens in windows 10 but why??? There aren't any tutorials to fix this problem, but do you have a solution, please help, I am on a desktop

[@AstroEscape]

Try opening it in Angle mode. That can help with graphical issues.

[@hangerbird]

So, I am having trouble with Stellarium to help me to identify some objects. For instance, let's use the Monkey Head in the Orion area. When you put your pointer on it, Stellarium doesn't recognize it; meaning, tell me that this is the Monkey's Head. It will tell me the stars, that are there, but not that this is the Monkey's Head. So, where do I have to click to have Stellarium to identify it for me?

[@AstroEscape]

On the PC version, bottom bar, deep sky objects ( galaxy symbol) or just hit the letter D on your keyboard

[@geoffnash3098]

This is why solarium sucks

[@bhargaviveeraghattam7636]

Sir, I can see the Sun at bottom of ground at night! May I know the reason?!?

[@AstroEscape]

Can you still see the ground, with the sun below it? If so, your installation may be bugged.

[@dipeshparmar23]

i have a small issue with Stellarium. I started the app today on my Windows, and all the task bar buttons are all enlarged. how to restore it back to normal.

[@AstroEscape]

Was that the Windows task bar, or in Stellarium?

[@dipeshparmar23]

@@AstroEscape in Stellarium only

[@damienmortimore6784]

Hello, if I download this on my phone can I sign in on my laptop also?

[@AstroEscape]

Yes, there's no sign-in's for Stellarium. But, the app version is limited compared to the desktop version. You can't add extra stuff to the phone version.

[@damienmortimore6784]

@@AstroEscape perfect thank you

[@keithcooper6715]

HELP ! - Recently downloaded the Stellarium App. - excuse my stupidity - BUT - Can someone please tell me how I can shut the Strellarium program down on my android phone ?? ?

[@AstroEscape]

You should be able to tap the three lines at the bottom and swipe the app up to close it. That's what works for me, but Android has many different versions so it might be different for your phone.

[@FrancoPN]

This software disappointed me, I run it into a MacBook with ( i5 core + 8G Ram), but this software running very very slow, everything I click takes about 5 - 10 second to obey. What happens ? is there any configuration to improve this performance ??

[@AstroEscape]

I don't have a Mac, so I can't be sure, but see if Angle Mode is available for Mac. If so, it's less hardware intense and should run smoother.

[@Retrocaus]

so what was the sunrise time? lol

[@AstroEscape]

Did you check in Stellarium? I'm not going to spoil it!

[@Retrocaus]

i tried downloading it and that software's user inteface threw me for a doozie@@AstroEscape

[@Yousefsssfr]

i bought the pro plus i sswear

[@AstroEscape]

Good choice!

[@barryashenhurst2071]

Mate, you're moving the cursor too fast. I can't see where it is, let alone where you're putting it to open anything.

[@yukitamanuel7249]

Im still on the intro sesction for my 1010 class this video did not help me at all

[@AstroEscape]

I'm sorry it didn't help. If you haven't figured it out yet, what is the issue with Stellarium you are having?

[@geoffnash3098]

Solarium sucks. I tried it last night very confusing. I don't know what people see in this.glad I didn't have to pay for this. Just be a easier way

[@AstroEscape]

I'm sorry it hasn't worked for you. Like most things in Astronomy and Astrophotography, it does take a little while to get the hang of it but once you do, you're off to the races!

[@rebeccabecause]

Just be smarter. Or willing to learn. You decide.