KStars

KStars is a graphical representation of the night sky for KDE.
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  • License:
  • GPL
  • Price:
  • FREE
  • Publisher Name:
  • Jason Harris
  • Publisher web site:
  • http://www.30doradus.org/nwn/serverwatch.html

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KStars Description

KStars is a graphical representation of the night sky for KDE. KStars is a Desktop Planetarium for KDE. KStars application provides an accurate graphical simulation of the night sky, from any location on Earth, at any date and time.The display includes 130,000 stars, 13,000 deep-sky objects,all 8 planets, the Sun and Moon, and thousands of comets and asteroids.This is the version of KStars for KDE-3.5.2. If you already have the kdeedu-3.5.2 package installed, then you do not need this.What's New in This Release:· Improved NGC/IC catalog· A GUI Tool for adding custom catalogs· Improved Object Details window, including customizable thumbnail image· Allow negative timesteps in Solar System tool· Highlight objects on the sky which are in the Observing list· Save/Load Observing Lists· New Calculator module: Radial velocity conversion · DCOP functions to store/retrieve user settings· Can now execute "foreign" DCOP scripts· INDI: New CCD Preview tool· INDI: Add support for Apogee CCDs· INDI: Add support for Meade Lunar Planetary Imager · INDI: Add support for Sky Commander· INDI: Add support for Finger Lakes Instruments Filter Wheels


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