Handout-01
Activity 01: Visualising space
1. Install stellarium software before beginning the class.
In order to understand the universe in a better way different planetarium software can be used. There are various softwares but one of the best known software is Stellarium as it is a simulation software which is a free open source planetarium for computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D view simply by adjusting the location, coordinates. This interactive planetarium program allows you to explore the night sky from any location on earth, at any time of the year. This tool can effectively be used as an educational tool to learn about the night sky, as well as a tool for planning observations through a telescope. It is well suited as a source for understanding the celestial sphere, and the seasonal movement of astronomical objects across the sky.
The default installation (current version 0.16.0) contains over default catalogue of over 600,000 stars as well as default catalogue of over 80,000 deep-sky objects and images, constellations for 20+ different cultures, images of nebulae (full Messier catalogue), realistic Milky Way very realistic atmosphere, sunrise, sunset, the planets and their satellites. Stellarium is also expandable, with a many free plug-ins and educational resources available for download. In addition, Stellarium includes a basic scripting interface that allows custom simulations to be created by the user. Stellarium is provided as an open-source project. Its source code is available and is freely modifiable and redistributable as per the GNU Public License.
Stellarium can be downloaded at www.stellarium.org if you want to install in system other than ubuntu/linux based operating system.
As stellarium is a free open source we can use it on various operating system like linux, windows, mac os etc. Here, we will learn stellarium on platform of ubuntu as it is a free open source.
In order to use stellarium this involves few basic steps and they are as follows-
a ) A system with an internet connection.
b) Downloading.
c) Installation( for Linux )
Check if your system has a package for Stellarium already — if so you're probably best off using it. If not, you can download and build the source.
d) Running Stellarium( for Linux )
If your system had a package you'll probably already have an item in the GNOME or KDE application menus. If not, just use a open a terminal and type stellarium.
Step 1: If Stellarium is already installed in your ubuntu operating system, click Ubuntu software icon (indicated within the red border next to the number 1 in the following screenshot) and under Categories choose Education option by clicking it (indicated as within the red border next to the number 2 in the following screenshot).
If Stellarium is not installed in your Ubuntu OS, you need to download and build the source. (Handout XX)
Step 2: Click the option Astronomy from the left side Dropdown menu and click Stellarium by click Double click on the icon of stellarium.
Step 3: Click on launch and this will start the application on your system.
Step 4: As soon as this application is launched this can be accessed either by locking it to the launcher or could be accessed from the icon at the top left corner of the desktop.
In case you have a different operating system you can follow this steps(for windows, mac etc)
Step 1: Open the browser in your system.
Step 2: Type www.stellarium.org in the search box and press enter.
Step 3: www.stellarium.org will open this page.
Step 4: Click on the option given in order to install the software based on the type of system.
Step 5: Clicking on the icon specified & it will start a download for the set up.
Step 6: Click on the stellarium icon & download for setup of the software will get initiated.
Step 7: Click the inverted arrow at upper right corner of the window, this will open this file.
: 7: Click the inverted arrow at upper right corner of the window, this will open this Step 7: Click the inverted arrow at upper right corner of the window, this will open this file.file. application is ready to launch.
Step 08: Click on launch to activate the stellarium.
Activity 01: Visualising space
1. Install stellarium software before beginning the class.
In order to understand the universe in a better way different planetarium software can be used. There are various softwares but one of the best known software is Stellarium as it is a simulation software which is a free open source planetarium for computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D view simply by adjusting the location, coordinates. This interactive planetarium program allows you to explore the night sky from any location on earth, at any time of the year. This tool can effectively be used as an educational tool to learn about the night sky, as well as a tool for planning observations through a telescope. It is well suited as a source for understanding the celestial sphere, and the seasonal movement of astronomical objects across the sky.
The default installation (current version 0.16.0) contains over default catalogue of over 600,000 stars as well as default catalogue of over 80,000 deep-sky objects and images, constellations for 20+ different cultures, images of nebulae (full Messier catalogue), realistic Milky Way very realistic atmosphere, sunrise, sunset, the planets and their satellites. Stellarium is also expandable, with a many free plug-ins and educational resources available for download. In addition, Stellarium includes a basic scripting interface that allows custom simulations to be created by the user. Stellarium is provided as an open-source project. Its source code is available and is freely modifiable and redistributable as per the GNU Public License.
Stellarium can be downloaded at www.stellarium.org if you want to install in system other than ubuntu/linux based operating system.
As stellarium is a free open source we can use it on various operating system like linux, windows, mac os etc. Here, we will learn stellarium on platform of ubuntu as it is a free open source.
In order to use stellarium this involves few basic steps and they are as follows-
a ) A system with an internet connection.
b) Downloading.
c) Installation( for Linux )
Check if your system has a package for Stellarium already — if so you're probably best off using it. If not, you can download and build the source.
d) Running Stellarium( for Linux )
If your system had a package you'll probably already have an item in the GNOME or KDE application menus. If not, just use a open a terminal and type stellarium.
Step 1: If Stellarium is already installed in your ubuntu operating system, click Ubuntu software icon (indicated within the red border next to the number 1 in the following screenshot) and under Categories choose Education option by clicking it (indicated as within the red border next to the number 2 in the following screenshot).
If Stellarium is not installed in your Ubuntu OS, you need to download and build the source. (Handout XX)
Step 2: Click the option Astronomy from the left side Dropdown menu and click Stellarium by click Double click on the icon of stellarium.
Step 3: Click on launch and this will start the application on your system.
Step 4: As soon as this application is launched this can be accessed either by locking it to the launcher or could be accessed from the icon at the top left corner of the desktop.
In case you have a different operating system you can follow this steps(for windows, mac etc)
Step 1: Open the browser in your system.
Step 2: Type www.stellarium.org in the search box and press enter.
Step 3: www.stellarium.org will open this page.
Step 4: Click on the option given in order to install the software based on the type of system.
Step 5: Clicking on the icon specified & it will start a download for the set up.
Step 6: Click on the stellarium icon & download for setup of the software will get initiated.
Step 7: Click the inverted arrow at upper right corner of the window, this will open this file.
: 7: Click the inverted arrow at upper right corner of the window, this will open this Step 7: Click the inverted arrow at upper right corner of the window, this will open this file.file. application is ready to launch.
Step 08: Click on launch to activate the stellarium.
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