The Ubuntu Experiment

[Gilles Gravier]

Hi!

Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> Gilles Gravier <gilles at gravier.org>  said:
>   
>> - StarryNight Pro (Stellarium on Linux is gorgeous, but lacks MANY of 
>> the StarryNight Pro features - I use Stellarium when travelling).
>> - Meade telescope manipulation (and firmware update) tools. NO LINUX
>> EQUIV.
>>     
>
> Have you checked Kstars?  It does at least have telescope manipulation
> and I really like its other features even though it isn't as
> graphically advanced as Stellarium.  It does run on smaller specs,
> too.
>   
Yes... On my Ubuntu machine, I have KStars and Stellarium (pity KStars
requires so much additional downloads of KDE libs)... On OpenSolaris, I
have yet to get KStars to run, but I have Stellarium.

You are right. KStars is a very good astronomer's tool. It has precice
layout of the sky. It's a great WORKING tool. Stellarium is a
planetarium. It makes for a great DEMONSTRATION tool. I love BOTH. But
yet... they are far behind Starry Night Pro in term of features... Which
is why I keep Starry Night Pro (which is an expensive tool, but,
methinks, well worth the money payed - hey, if they ported to Linux, I
would immediately purchase it for my Ubuntu machine as well).

Gilles.


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