WinStars 3 is a planetarium for almost any platform. Employing 3D technology to display our solar system in a realistic manner, users may tour the planets, follow a space probe on its long voyage, or observe a celestial event from a distant world, as well as receiving the latest astrophysical news from a live feed.
Updates add new features and functionality, transforming it into an advanced educational tool for discovering our Universe.
Version 3.0.26 offers new features like the support of eyepieces whose field can be represented on maps. Under Android, it is also possible to activate a video mode allowing to overlay the images generated by WinStars with those coming from the camera located at the back of the device. The icon system has also been …
See the changelog : https://winstars.net/en/changelog/
Oumuamua is the first known interstellar object to pass through the Solar System. Formally designated 1I/2017 U1, it was discovered by Robert Weryk using the Pan-STARRS telescope at Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, on 19 October 2017, 40 days after it passed its closest point to the Sun. When first seen, it was about 33,000,000 km (21,000,000 mi; 0.22 AU) …
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Beta release 3.0.26 (2018/05/19):
https://winstars.net/files/version3/winstars_installer
How To Install Winstars3 on Ubuntu ?
– Download the installation file
– Open a terminal window and type
sudo apt-get install libqt5gui5
sudo chmod +x winstars_installer
– and type the next command:
./winstars_installer
– Once the software is installed, go to the WinStars3 directory and enter:
./WinStars3
– If you want to update the program or uninstall it, please type:
./MaintenanceTools
