Stellarium for Beginners

In this video, we go over Stellarium for beginners. This is a general overview with a short setup guide. This video is part of a series where I will show how to set up Stellarium with your gear and location.

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Dark sky tip of the week: Talk to friends and family members about their outdoor lighting. Polite reminders as you show them your work could lead to them changing their fixtures to dark sky friendly ones!

0:00 Intro
0:44 Overview/Install
1:08 Into Stellarium/Location Overview
2:25 Sky and Viewing Options
4:10 Things you can do
4:45 Previewing Objects
5:45 Controls on bottom bar
6:29 Outro

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