Anyone has the right to download and use the software for free, to distribute it without modifying to other people, or modify the source code, all of this under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). Access the Sourceforge project page here.

After long years at Launchpad Stellarium currently is hosted on Github. The Stellarium project was started by Fabien Chéreau during the summer of 2001 and used Sourceforge intensively.

Stellarium is very simple to use, which is one of its biggest advantages: it can easily be used by beginners. It renders the skies in realtime using OpenGL, which means the skies will look exactly like what you see with your eyes, binoculars, or a small telescope. Stellarium is an open source desktop planetarium for Linux/Unix, Windows and macOS.

How can I find out which graphics card I have in my PC?.

'There is no year 0', or 'BC dates are a year out'.

Is Stellarium any good for historical/archaeoastronomical simulation?.

Can I use Stellarium screenshots in my book/website/calendar etc?.

Adding Satellite Elements from a Local File.

Adding a comet to Stellarium with the Solar System Editor plug-in.

Is Stellarium available in my language?.

How do I use other constellation art in Stellarium?.

Where is that config.ini file you are always pointing to?

How do I change the default window size?.

What are Stellarium's system requirements?.

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