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gotwind2

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3D Open source planetarium for your computer
« on: January 30, 2008, 11:21:33 AM »
This is a clever free program, that maps the suns (amongst other things) arc in 3D for any given date and location.

I tried it after DamonHD suggested it in a previous posting.


All platforms supported.


http://www.stellarium.org/


e.g June 2008 - Bristol, U.K


6am




10.30am




6pm



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Re: 3D Open source planetarium for your computer
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2008, 05:49:57 PM »
It works great under linux as well.  Thanks for the link.  It should save me a bunch over getting starry night for my dad
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Re: 3D Open source planetarium for your computer
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2008, 06:54:13 AM »
gotwind2,


thanks for the link, very nice software


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