Stellarium

JS · #1 10-01-2010, 10:32 AM

I down loaded this but even though it looks like a great program--I was unable to get it do change to my Lat and Long--it just had strange things that came up on the screen--I am running Vista Home Premium.

Thanks for any help

andreas.jordan (Andreas) · #2 10-01-2010, 11:38 AM

Hi JS,

I have Stallarium as well but while I don't know it thoroughly, to change your lat and long to suit your location, hit F6 or move mouse to bottom left part of screen where a pop-up toolbar appear...select Location Window.

Now in the window that comes up, you'll need to find out where you are in the world with Deg, min and secs. I believe I did it with Google Earth but there is a location finder in the UserCp under "Edit Details".

JS · #3 10-01-2010, 01:04 PM

Thank you Andreas, I have got all the lat and long--I did get the tool bars but when I hit on them the screen froze and wouldn't do anything, I was wondering if my computer is lacking something--however I did not hit F6. It also neve seems to have any instructions (or I was unable to get them)

supernova1965 (Warren) · #4 10-01-2010, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JS

Thank you Andreas, I have got all the lat and long--I did get the tool bars but when I hit on them the screen froze and wouldn't do anything, I was wondering if my computer is lacking something--however I did not hit F6. It also neve seems to have any instructions (or I was unable to get them)

Hi I don't think it is lacking something I think it probably has something on it namely Vista that is your problem

richardda1st (Richard) · #5 10-01-2010, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JS

I down loaded this but even though it looks like a great program--I was unable to get it do change to my Lat and Long--it just had strange things that came up on the screen--I am running Vista Home Premium.

Thanks for any help

Check similar thread Under "General chat", also titled Stellarium, posted by "that guy"

Hope it helps.

JS · #6 10-01-2010, 06:28 PM

Thanks will give it another go tomorrow

Barrykgerdes · #7 11-01-2010, 07:33 AM

Hi

There are Stellarium threads running under a number sections in this forum. Many of the queries raised are already answered in another section. As a member of the Stellarium team I can answer most queries but I need to find and read them first.

Barry

JS · #8 11-01-2010, 07:36 AM

It seems there might be a problem with using it on Vista?

supernova1965 (Warren) · #9 11-01-2010, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by JS

It seems there might be a problem with using it on Vista?

Yes it runs dismally on vista I found everything I had ran bad on vista but runs great on WIN 7

supernova1965 (Warren) · #10 11-01-2010, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Barrykgerdes

Hi

There are Stellarium threads running under a number sections in this forum. Many of the queries raised are already answered in another section. As a member of the Stellarium team I can answer most queries but I need to find and read them first.

Barry

THANKS FOR PROVIDING A GREAT RESOURCE FOR US

JS · #11 11-01-2010, 07:55 AM

Thanks Warren--seems so. How does it run on XP ?

Barrykgerdes · #12 11-01-2010, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by supernova1965

Yes it runs dismally on vista I found everything I had ran bad on vista but runs great on WIN 7

Vista had a lot of OpenGl driver problems but I think they
have been fixed now. Stellarium runs great on Vista Home for me on an Acer laptop after I located suitable drivers.

Barry

supernova1965 (Warren) · #13 11-01-2010, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by JS

Thanks Warren--seems so. How does it run on XP ?

I never had any problems on XP

JS · #14 11-01-2010, 09:50 AM

Thanks Barry I may try it on the XP laptop then

JethroB76 (Jeff) · #15 11-01-2010, 11:01 AM

Stellarium runs fine on Vista for me..

Roobi · #16 15-01-2010, 06:01 PM

stellariums fine on vista for me too.

SteveB · #17 15-01-2010, 09:44 PM

Just downloaed the program, looks pretty cool. Thanks Andreas for the tip on location, all done.

GAS747 (Paul) · #18 26-01-2010, 04:16 PM

i d/loaded it and used it last nite. first time with a telescope and was able to find planets/objects easy with this tool

one thing, iv got windows 7 it runs really slow. on a windows XP machine its awesome!

Barrykgerdes · #19 26-01-2010, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GAS747

i d/loaded it and used it last nite. first time with a telescope and was able to find planets/objects easy with this tool

one thing, iv got windows 7 it runs really slow. on a windows XP machine its awesome!

If it is fast on XP and slow on Windows 7 the problem is lack of an OpenGL driver. Check to see if you can get a later video driver.

Barry

Barrykgerdes · #20 26-01-2010, 04:53 PM

If you have just installed stellarium 0.10.2 try the patch on www.iceinspace.com.au/uploads/4747.zip

This contains components from version 0.10.3 that should make it work even better.

A new version is not very far away now.

Barry