November B-SIG Virtual Presentation -- Sat. November 9th -- 1:00pm -- "Learning About Stellarium"

[Sureshks]

Hi everyone,

Join us on Saturday November 9th at 1:00pm CT for the first virtual presentation of the MAS Beginner Special Interest Group event of the Fall/Winter season. Ron Schmit will be presenting on Stellarium, which is a free open-source planetarium for your computer. Used by astronomy beginners and the more advanced alike, it shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

Synopsis:

"Advances in software have put the entire cosmos at our fingertips. That's... A LOT, and sometimes too much! With dozens of these programs out there, how will you ever decide where to begin? I've got a great suggestion for you: Stellarium. It's easy to use, powerful, and FREE. Join us as we explore this versatile application. Learn how to operate the dashboard and virtually explore the night sky. See all the amazing and helpful functions, and the options that allow you to customize your view. Finding constellations, locating deep sky objects, planning an evening's viewing - it can even run your telescope - all with the click of a mouse. For our presentation, please have a PC ready to install and run the app so you can learn by doing!"

To join the virtual event, Click this Zoom link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83542960287?p ... y8HIqK11.1

Meeting ID: 835 4296 0287
Passcode: 091334

We will open up this link about 10 minutes before the event starts.

Ron Schmit is one of the most accomplished and popular speakers in the MAS. A science educator by day, he runs a very active astronomy program at the Jackson Middle School in Champlin. He also runs the sky shows at the Eisenhower Community Center Observatory in Hopkins.

We hope to see you there!!

Suresh

[Sureshks]

Hi all,

The November BSIG presentation on Stellarium Basics has been uploaded to the MAS YouTube Channel.

You can view it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT1bt9KH7zk

Past recorded BSIG presentations can also be viewed on this channel.

Suresh