Re: Starmapping software

Len wrote:
Hi all,

My wife and I are planning an ocean passage with our sailboat next year
and amongst a lot of other things we are learning celestial navigation.
For recognition-practice but also for fun we are looking for
starmapping software. I have downloaded a few but mostly I was a bit
disappointed with the results/images.

What I would like is a program that uses lat/lon and UTC-time to
present a more realistic, high resolution picture including the
horizon.
It doesn't have to be freeware but then again the price would have to
be reasonable.

I hope someone can point me in the right direction???

Thanks a lot in advance,

Len.

Try stellarium, almost realtime look, including
daylight simulation.
.

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