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.
The update 3.0.62 now online manages the blender format and fixes minor problems with comets and asteroids. A more detailed version of the ISS containing more than 1.5 million polygons is also available as an additional module (big-iss).
This version proposes a revised “Observation parameters” dialog box to make easier the entry of the geographical coordinates of the observation site.
This new revision fixes a problem with dialog boxes that appear blank with Intel HD Graphics processors. It also fixes some minor defects in the interface. New landscapes can be downloaded from the “modules” dialog box, for example: Check the “modules” menu regularly to see the new features… If you have version 3.0.59, the program …
version x64 (Windows 10 only)
https://winstars.net/files/version3/winstars_installer.exe
version x86 (compatible with Windows 7, 8.1 & 10)
https://winstars.net/files/version3/winstars_installer_x86.exe
Release 3.0.64 (2019/01/21):
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 update && apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install libssl1.0-dev libfreetype6 libpng16-16 freeglut3
sudo chmod +x winstars_installer
– and type the next command:
./winstars_installer
– Once the software is installed, go to the WinStars3 directory and enter:
sudo chmod +x WinStars3.sh (the first time only)
./WinStars3.sh
– If you want to update the program or uninstall it, please type:
./MaintenanceTools
