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FJones wrote:
> Some of you may find the software Stellarium worth investigating and it is of course free.  I am 
> amazed at how well the graphical implementation is.  I have only used Stellarium for a couple 
> of days now and it has really impressed me.  One of the first things I tried was to look at the 
> planets and their orbits.  It is easy to see Mercury (and Venus) are now far from the sun as 
> viewed from earth.  If you zoom in on Venus, you can see it is now orbitally positioned such 
> that a crescent exists (which is brighter than fully lighted).  It is easy to zoom in on Jupiter and 
> look at it's moon's posititions.  This application will probably not be the most useful tool in your 
> celestial navigation kit but I offer that most of you will find it a keeper. 
>
> Go to  for more details and to download.  I have no financial or 
> business interest whatsoever in Stellrium.  Now if only the persistently gray Rochester sky 
> would giveway to good seeing . . .
>
> Frank J.
> Rochester, NY 
>   
Stellarium has been discussed here in posts [NavList 1793]-[NavList 
1819]. I did not check its progress for the last half year or so and 
wonder if some of the issues we encountered are solved by now. Perhaps 
good to re-investigate?

Nicol�s


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