![]() ![]() Wednesday 11 August 2021, 7:30 PM Mountain Time.Tuesday 13 July 2021, 7:30 PM Mountain Time.Monday 12 July 2021, 7:00 PM Eastern Time.Monday 26 April 2021, 7:30 PM Atlantic Time.Saturday 10 April 2021, 10:00 AM Pacific Time.Monday 1 March 2021, 7:00 PM Eastern Time.Monday 22 February 2021, 7:00 PM Eastern Time.Monday 28 December 2020, 7:00 PM Eastern Time.Monday 30 November 2020, 7:00 PM Eastern Time.Courses will be scheduled on or near a full Moon. ![]() With sufficient interest, we may frequently run the introductory Stellarium course. If you need assistance with this, let us know, and we can setup a test meeting in advance of the training. Install and test the Zoom meeting software. See our companion video on how to set up your monitors for the training. Procure a second monitor for your computer if possible for the fullest, richest training experience. Īttend our webinar on the main features of Stellarium. See the companion video (on Blake's YouTube channel) on download and installing Stellarium for more information. ![]() Start it, drag in the sky display to pan, click on a star or planet, and quit the program. We're also planning power-user courses for EPO volunteers.Įnsure Stellarium is working on your computer. Watch for our future higher level Stellarium training sessions where we will explore advanced features and capabilities such as custom landscapes, creating telescope-eyepiece or camera profiles, and connecting to an equatorial mount. If you are competent at the basics in Stellarium you're welcome to attend but the course may prove largely a review for you. Little or no previous experience with Stellarium is assumed. This course is intended for amateur astronomers who wish to gain a basic knowledge of the Stellarium planetarium application. If you are not a member of RASC, please join! It is one of the many benefits of membership. This course is for members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. It is assumed participants have some minimal knowledge of astronomy, the sky, celestial objects and planets. You must be comfortable with using your computer operating system and pointing device. If you do not have two computer screens, consider running the Zoom on your smartphone or tablet to monitor the instructor's shared screen. Connect your laptop to an external monitor, if possible. It is best, when participating in a computer training course, that you have two screens. It is recommended you have an external mouse for your computer. It is strongly recommend you have a Zoom account or profile as it allows for a rich training experience. Upon registering, the Zoom meeting details will be sent to you. You must have the Zoom meeting software installed and working. You must have Stellarium downloaded, installed, and working before the start of the class. You must have a Windows, Mac, Linux computer. ![]() Using the Mouse and Keyboard to Control Stellarium.Starting and Quitting the Stellarium Program.It covers the basic features of the software and how to operate the program with the mouse and keyboard. When you take the software training course, we will provide an electronic document, a PDF version of the Introductory Stellarium Quick Reference Guide. use Stellarium in night mode to preserve your dark adaptation.search for celestial objects by name or catalogue number.view deep sky objects including double stars, galaxies, and nebulae.view planets, surface details, and planetary moons.view constellations and stars, coordinate grid lines, and special reference lines.accelerate, slow, or reverse the flow of time.set the date and time to now, a past date, or a future date.view the sky from any location on Earth.Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to use Stellarium in a basic fashion. This training is not for the paid Stellarium app on smartphones or the Stellarium web app. A waiting list will be kept if additional participants wish to sign up. This will provide an amateur astronomer a basic overview of the Stellarium program.Ĭlass sizes are limited. Features such as gridlines, the meridian, sky settings, and red light mode will be explored. They will learn how to view the simulated sky, zoom and pan, and search for and select celestial objects. Participants will learn how to setup the software for a specific location, date, and time. ![]()
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