![]() ![]() There is no need to open windows and drag and click around while your audience waits!īelow is a Stellarium script I adapted from the original zodiac.ssc that highlights the Zodiac constellations with art, names, and boundaries and it shows the ecliptic. ![]() Stellarium scripts help you do the tedious set up and configuration steps. Zodiac Art in Stellarium showing the Sun “in” Gemni on Jfrom Flushing Meadows, Queens, NY To get started, I just copy-pasted and modified an existing script that did something like what I wanted it to do. I want to make Stellarium really work for online presentations like zoom astronomy outreach, so I figured out how to write scripts to control it. It’s been a great experience to learn how to do quick and entertaining astronomy shows online and I wanted to share a few tips to make better astronomy online presentations. In our case we are doing zoom astronomy presentations for the campers. Like every other camp program during COVID-19 times we have had to move the live shows to an online format. This article will teach you how to use a Stellarium script to quickly load the art images for the 13 Zodiac constellations: Aries Taurus GeminiĬapricornus Aquarius Pisces A selfie from inside the Gustaffson Planetarium at the Fresh Air Fund Sharpe Reservation in Fishkill, NY Online Camp programs for Astronomy Education We Planetariumists are learning to use Stellarium scripts. □ I am a Live Planetarium Presenter – “Planetariumist” – at the Fresh Air Fund’s Gustafson Planetarium at Sharpe Reservation in Fishkill, NY. ![]()
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