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written by Fabien Chereau

This program is a computer-based planetarium. The user can view the sky from any location on Earth as well as any time. A multitude of configuration tools are available, including zooming in on planets and viewing full screen images.

http://stellarium.org/

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - Astronomy Education - Stars	- Informal Education - Lower Undergraduate - Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation - Reference Material

Intended Users	Formats	Ratings
- Learners	- application/exe	Currently 4.0/5 Rated 4.0 stars by 1 person Want to rate this material? Login here!

Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2001 Stellarium, Open Source Code published under the GPL
Keywords:: constellations, night sky, planetarium, planets, stars
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created October 5, 2006 by jason evans
Record Updated:: September 25, 2021 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 17, 2008
Other Collections:: The PSRC

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/items/detail.cfm?ID=4513">Chereau, Fabien. "Stellarium." Version 0.21.1.</a>

AIP Format

F. Chereau, Computer Program STELLARIUM, Version 0.21.1 (2001), WWW Document, (http://stellarium.org/).

AJP/PRST-PER

F. Chereau, Computer Program STELLARIUM, Version 0.21.1 (2001), <http://stellarium.org/>.

APA Format

Chereau, F. (2001). Stellarium (Version 0.21.1) [Computer software]. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from http://stellarium.org/

Chicago Format

Chereau, Fabien. "Stellarium." Version 0.21.1. http://stellarium.org/ (accessed 28 April 2025).

MLA Format

Chereau, Fabien. Stellarium. Vers. 0.21.1. Computer software. 2001. 28 Apr. 2025 <http://stellarium.org/>.

BibTeX Export Format

@misc{ Author = "Fabien Chereau", Title = {Stellarium}, Month = {January}, Year = {2008} }

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%A Fabien Chereau %T Stellarium %D January 17, 2008 %U http://stellarium.org/ %O 0.21.1 %O application/exe

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%0 Computer Program %A Chereau, Fabien %D January 17, 2008 %T Stellarium %7 0.21.1 %8 January 17, 2008 %U http://stellarium.org/

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