Using Stellarium to Identify Bright Objects in the Night Sky

I made a short lecture on identifying objects in the night sky with the help of a desktop planetarium (sky simulation) program called Stellarium (http://www.stellarium.org), focusing on the planet Venus after sunset. Towards the end, I also talk a bit about the Constellation Orion, Sirius and the Orion Nebula.

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[creamtt]

Next time you wold be more proffesional using a script, and get rid of those dogs.

apart from that good vid.

[rodsky71]

Thank you for the comment, but I'm certainly NOT a professional and I have no plans on being one :) I'm enjoying the not-so-uptight world of being amateur at the moment :)

[MrRottenApple]

I heard barking aliens.

Pretty cool but I'd like to know if he is using a screen projector or a mega monitor.

[rodsky71]

I used a green screen and did chroma keying. The dogs are backyard dogs, just right outside the window.

[STRIKEthatIRON]

Dude, you're like defending a Thesis! LOL! Anyway, nice info! Yeah, I've observed that bright object...

Wait.. did you just mention Cebu? Small world, kagamay sa kalibutan! Bisdak tang duha brad!

Cheers!

[chon2095]

This was a great explanation!!!!! I plan to start a stargazing club with my students this year. I will use this program. Thank you for posting this video!

[bryanbb3]

Well i'm not an astronomer, i'm not even have an telescope, im from DR and moved to Chicago on november 2008, i'm methaphisician and universe lover, last year 2009 specially at summer clear night that bright star it was there. my balcony face west and i always sit to watch the sky, this year since spring i been noticing that new star gets bigger than any others. i belive the we don't know the truth about it do good, live in peace with every living form, and get ready. next year will be visible

[bkoestring]

I just got stellarium. Good program. How do you zoom in and out slowly? The / and \ keys zoom all the way in and out but sometimes i want to zoom only a little and can't figure out how to do that. Any info?

[jujumediazone]

Did you use an NLE editing app for the chroma keying and green screen?

[louislestat123]

very good we need more tutorials thaqt are clear like this on the tube,, so this isnt niburu then? its venus hahahaha and the other that look like a pheonex is a comet im sure lol, planet x end of the world indeed..

[fliegeroh]

great video, thanks for the introduction to Stellarium.

[doa666jamie]

col...thanks for all the info...this is awesome software