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Old 06-10-2015, 02:52 AM
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Eden (Brett)
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Definitely try and make time to learn your way around Stellarium -- it's not a particularly difficult application to use and lets you see what is visible in what direction and at what time. It's great for learning the names of all of the major stars and for learning about their motion across the sky relative to your location. This helps when star hopping to locate objects you wish to view.

It also allows you to search for objects, so if you read about a particular object in a magazine, on the NASA site, here at IceInSpace or somewhere similar, Stellarium will help you determine whether the object is visible from your location and when to look for it.

Lastly, if you get stuck with it at any point, there are plenty of Stellarium users here who will gladly assist you along the way.
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