Stellarium tutorial how to#
Stellarium tutorial install#

Installing scripts is as easy as creating a text file with this script and placing the “script_name_here.ssc” file in the scripts directory. Using the New Zodiac Art Boundaries and Ecliptic Script – Tutorial

Stellarium tutorial install#

An animated GIF showing the end result when you install the new Zodiac script. Here is a quick gif animation of what the presentation screen looks like while loading the Zodiac Art Boundaries and Ecliptic in the Stellarium Astronomy Zoom presentation. Or you can just copy-paste the text below and create your own script file. Unzip this download and you will have the. You can click here to download the script as a zip file. Stellarium Script – show Zodiac Art, Boundaries, Ecliptic This would take at least a minute to complete by hand! So, this is a great timesaver if you are presenting to a group via online zoom conference. My new script simply shows the Zodiac constellation art in just 5 seconds. The original script that comes with Stellarium had some features that I didn’t need so I copy-pasted a new one. There is no need to open windows and drag and click around while your audience waits!īelow is a Stellarium script I adapted from the original zodiac.ssc that highlights the Zodiac constellations with art, names, and boundaries and it shows the ecliptic. Stellarium scripts help you do the tedious set up and configuration steps. Zodiac Art in Stellarium showing the Sun “in” Gemni on Jfrom Flushing Meadows, Queens, NY To get started, I just copy-pasted and modified an existing script that did something like what I wanted it to do.

Stellarium tutorial how to#

I want to make Stellarium really work for online presentations like zoom astronomy outreach, so I figured out how to write scripts to control it. It’s been a great experience to learn how to do quick and entertaining astronomy shows online and I wanted to share a few tips to make better astronomy online presentations. In our case we are doing zoom astronomy presentations for the campers.

Like every other camp program during COVID-19 times we have had to move the live shows to an online format. This article will teach you how to use a Stellarium script to quickly load the art images for the 13 Zodiac constellations: Aries Taurus GeminiĬapricornus Aquarius Pisces A selfie from inside the Gustaffson Planetarium at the Fresh Air Fund Sharpe Reservation in Fishkill, NY Online Camp programs for Astronomy Education We Planetariumists are learning to use Stellarium scripts. 🔭 I am a Live Planetarium Presenter – “Planetariumist” – at the Fresh Air Fund’s Gustafson Planetarium at Sharpe Reservation in Fishkill, NY.