Lab 01 Introduction to Stellarium (1)

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Introduction to Stellarium Objectives Become familiar with the Stellarium program and its user interface learn how to use a star chart Stellarium is a software project that acts as a virtual planetarium. It calculates the positions of the Sun and Moon, planets and stars, and draws how the sky would look to an observer depending on their location and the time. It can also draw the constellations and simulate astronomical phenomena such as meteor showers, and solar or lunar eclipses. The advantages of using a computer-generated sky are numerous. First, and most obviously, it’s never too cloudy to observe the sky on the screen! Another powerful advantage is time. We can examine the sky on any day, at any time: past, present, or future. We can watch the stars and planets move quickly across the night sky in a way that would not be possible outdoors, or even with a professional telescope. We can change our location, and see the sky from parts of the world we have never visited...or from other worlds entirely. Procedure Launch the Stellarium program. When the program has loaded, your screen should show you located in a field of grass, facing south. Figure 1.1 Stellarium software You have two toolbars that you activate by moving the mouse over their locations. One to the left and one at the bottom of the screen.
Left menu Move the mouse to the lower left of the screen until the menu bar appears and answer the following questions Result 1: name and describe each of the following: 1. Location Window 2. Date/Time Window 3. Sky and viewing options 4. Search Window 5. Configuration Window 6. Help Window Bottom menu Move the mouse to the bottom of the screen until the menu bar appears and answer the following questions
Result 2: name and describe each of the following: 1. Constellations Lines 2. Constellations Labels 3. Constellations Art 4. Equitorial Grid 5. Azimuthal Grid 6. Ground 7. Atmosphere 8. Cardinal Points 9. Deep Sky Objects
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