How to use Stellarium: The Angle Measuring Tool
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- www.eyesonthesky.com The Angle Measurement Tool allows a user of the free software Stellarium (available at www.stellarium.org) to measure the angular distance in degrees, minutes and seconds between two objects. David Fuller from Eyes on the Sky shows how to load this tool and use it effectively for both large distances as well as very small ones.
Thank you David! And thank you to David's other subscribers who suggested that I watch the other Stellarium tutorial videos that David has produced. You are all awesome!! :)
You're welcome Daniel! I've got more on the way too, so I hope you'll watch those as they come out also.
The measure tool is my most-used Stellarium feature. Also a tip about using the relative scale in display settings (or any other field that has up-down arrows), you can hover your mouse over the number and use the scroll wheel up and down to change the setting. This works well for date/time input as well.
Hi Jim - so true! I use it all the time. And I recently learned of the Crtl-A function to turn it on and off, which is faster for me then moving my mouse down to the tools bar. Didn't know that about the Relative/Absolute scales, but I had figured out about the date/time input for scrolling. Thanks for that tip - I'll pass that along when i get to those functions in more detail!
David, thanks, I needed that! I have enjoyed Stellarium for a couple of years after being introduced by your videos but there is a lot to learn. I was confused when you would measure. Thanks for clearing this up for me. I like to open Stellarium before sunset just to know whats up. With all the rain and industry shut down we can actually see the big dipper and pole star even though looking north into Chicago.
You're welcome Frank! I have a lot more Stellarium tutorials I am working on too.
You can get precise measurements by doing the following:
Zoom all the way into the first object, left click drag from that object to anywhere on the screen.
This is the important bit: don't touch the left/right buttons. Use the arrow keys and the scroll wheel on your mouse to navigate to your 2nd object and zoom all the way into the object.
Right click that 2nd object. Zoom out to read the measurement.
You now have the exact angle between them.
Thank you! I've only used Stellarium to 'see' what is happening a certain date and time. It has so much more to offer!
And there are so many features, there are ones even I don't use! And I use a lot!
Memories of your Stellarium Tutorials in 2015 :(
Why the frown face?
@@Eyesonthesky
For the Nostalgia that those videos give me
Thanks to those videos. I could understand how the Stellarium program works.
@@joseantoniogarridosolaz5578 ah, ok - I understand now. I am working on making many more - hopefully they will help too.
@@Eyesonthesky Thanks ❤️❤️❤️
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Thanks, that was quite helpful. I use the angle tool often but was not aware of the right click. I do enjoy your videos :)
You're welcome, and thank you for the nice comment!
Thank you for all the good Stellarium tips.
You're most welcome!
Very cool thank you for sharing this 👍😎👏💃🎶🕺
Hi
Nice explanation
Could you please explain how to measure the angle between a star and the horizon.
Thank you for the amazing tip
Loved It!
This was very helpful! Thank you!
The version I have on my iPad is different. I like the PC version better but my iPad is more convenient when I’m outside.
The app is indeed different than the software/PC version. I do tend to prefer Sky Safari for a tablet.
is there a way to search by coordinates in stellarium like +18° 18' 22.02" ?
Yes. Use the Search function. Click on the "Position" tab at the top. Input the coordinates.
what is the algorithm for obtaining these measurements? Euler method? and the Angle of Position?
Whait is angle position?
How do we change the gear ratios for our custom telescope? In the software I mean. WE have a very low gear ratio and the software is not aware of it.
Thanks
Hey, I have a Cassini reflector f800x80mm. And tonight I tried viewing Jupiter. I had put the red dot right on Jupiter and looked through the finder and saw nothing. Do you know if I have to angle the scope to different sides?
The red dot finder may not be aligned parallel with the main telescope. Try doing this first during the day at a distant object that is 1/2 mile to 1 mile away. First look through the main telescope to find the object. Then align the finderscope/red dot finder to that object. When you look again at night, Jupiter should be easier to find in the main telescope. Also, use a lower power (longer focal length) eyepiece first. After Jupiter is found/centered in that, then you can increase the magnification with a shorter focal length eyepiece.
C'est bien
What's wrong with the sound? I had to turn up the volume...
I bought a new house recently, and there are some sound reflections in the room I make the videos. As a means of keeping those to a minimum, I turned the audio down some. I did not want them to be a distraction, but I perhaps went a bit too far. I'll work on correcting that for future videos. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.
can we measure angle in degree?
Yes.
How do we measure distance from a planet to Earth?
In real life, or using Stellarium?
Eyes on the Sky using Strellarium
@@eryssalara1224 click on the planet. The information displayed on the left side of the screen includes the present distance to Earth.
how to measure angle in degree?
The angle measuring tool does provide the angle in degrees.