Using Stellarium How Far Are Objects Apart In Degrees

[refractordude]

Hello There


For example how far in degrees is Sombrero Galaxy from the star Spica? Knowing this will make it super easier to find objects. The distance can change by zooming in or out.


Thanks to you all

[EpickCrom (Joe)]

G'day refractordude!

I don't use Stellarium, however I use Sky Safari and with it you first select one object then the other. Under the information for the second object there will be a section called angular separation which gives you the distance between the two objects in degrees, minutes and seconds.

This has helped me greatly in judging how far apart any two objects are in the night sky. Hopefully some Stellarium users will chime in shortly.

Cheers
Joe

[Outcast (Carlton)]

One way to do it is to look at the altitude/azimuth angles shown for each object, you will only need azimuth to calculate separation in degrees.

You simply subtract one targets azimuth from the other targets & it should give you the answer in degrees...

I think this is what you are after, yes?

[refractordude]

Outcast


Yes, I will give it a try.

[refractordude]

Outcast


So each square represents a certain amount of degrees? Knowing that I can determine how close there are to each other? Image

[refractordude]

This SkyEye Pro app does exactly what I need. I am Good to go. Thanks to you all.

[Finbar (Barry)]

Sorry I'm late to this. You've found a solution, but it is also easily done in Stellarium on desktop (not sure about the app on phone or tablet).

The angle between any two points is easily measured after enabling "Angle Measure" plug-in: Go to the "Configuration window" [F2] > Plug-ins > Angle Measure. Change default configuration if desired. Another button then appears in the tools at the bottom of the screen, but it is faster to turn on and off by keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A.
To use it, start at the first point and holding the left mouse button drag to the second point; the measurement appears near the first point, or at the end if you change the configuration.

Hope this helps.

[Outcast (Carlton)]

Originally Posted by refractordude

Outcast


So each square represents a certain amount of degrees? Knowing that I can determine how close there are to each other? Image

Umm, No

When you select an object, a whole bunch of info is shown. Amongst which are its present altitude & azimuth.. they are actual numbers..

Compare the numbers of each selected target, then some simple maths to determine the angular difference.

[Outcast (Carlton)]

Originally Posted by Finbar

Sorry I'm late to this. You've found a solution, but it is also easily done in Stellarium on desktop (not sure about the app on phone or tablet).

The angle between any two points is easily measured after enabling "Angle Measure" plug-in: Go to the "Configuration window" [F2] > Plug-ins > Angle Measure. Change default configuration if desired. Another button then appears in the tools at the bottom of the screen, but it is faster to turn on and off by keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A.
To use it, start at the first point and holding the left mouse button drag to the second point; the measurement appears near the first point, or at the end if you change the configuration.

Hope this helps.

Even easier... cheers, I didn't know about this plugin

[refractordude]

Outcast


Thanks for all your help.