14 DAY TRIAL // Stellarium 0.12.1, a free open-source planetarium app that shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what can be seen with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope, has been officially released.
Highlights of Stellarium 0.12.1:
• The Caldwell catalog for nebulae has been implemented; • Star magnitude limit control has been implemented • The textures of galaxies received significant improvements; • Nebulae and various small GUI changes have been implemented; • Over 30 bugs have been closed in the core application and plugins; • The configuration file and the Solar System file have been updated; • A delta-T manager has been implemented; • The star catalogs (Hipparcos and Tycho-2) have been repacked.
A complete changelog of Stellarium 0.12.1 can be found in the official announcement. The developers have also recommended that the users reset all Stellarium settings.
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