 | Mar 11 2009 |
SEBEHK I think the dev team finally nailed it. A lot of the video glitches and slowness issues are now gone. I have been reverting back to version 0.9.1 every time because of the glitches and slowness. Version 0.10.2 is definitely a significant improvement.
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| Feb 4 2009 |
JAZZYGUY The default for viewing is set for Paris,France. It is virtually impossible to set it for your home location as the window with all the Geographical Settings will not scroll down properly . If your city is at the end (or middle) of the alphabet unless you have the balance of the day to attempt maneuvering to it yoou are out of luck. Consequently mine is set to view the sky under Paris skies.
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| Feb 4 2009 |
JAZZYGUY Very different version of Stellarium. On my G5 with 6GB of Ram and a Radeon 9600 Graphics card it brings up some strange stuff before it settles down. I am not sure I like this GUI as it is more than a little confusing. For exampleI used the search box to search for Saturn and what I got was the horizon and nothing of Saturn that I could find I zoomed in and out with my mouse but found nothing of Saturn.I am loath to rate it at this point as I am not familiar with it as the previous versions.
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| Sep 28 2008 |
BRIAN KENDIG Crashes on launch for me, too. (G5, 10.5.5) Console says: "dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib"
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| Sep 26 2008 |
TR2 Running well now (on my Powerbook G4 1.5Ghz machines running OS X 10.4.11) I downloaded the fixed version here: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/stellarium/stellarium-0.10.0a.dmg
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 | Sep 25 2008 |
TR2 Crashes on launch ! (using 10.4.11 on PPC) ... but great app. !!
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| Sep 24 2008 |
A. BUSBEY I loved the previous version, but I can't get the configuration tools to work in this new one. I click on them and they 'light up' and no window opens. So am also back to using an older verison.
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| Sep 23 2008 |
GURPLE Crashes due to missing image /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib and probably others down the chain once that one is available.
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| Sep 23 2008 |
CYANN Did the same as Jazzyguy with the same configuration(10.5.5/PPC).
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 | Sep 23 2008 |
JAZZYGUY Crashes on launch! Using 10.5/5 on PPC! I went back to 0.8.2 and that version works fine! It looks like they didn't test this at all!
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| Sep 23 2008 |
THEBRIX2008 It launches and works ... but on my MacBook 2.2GHz there are masses of artefacts on the configuration windows (not on the main screen, which works as ever). No crashes, but it is often hard to make the settings, particularly when dragging scroll bars. The clumsy configuration bar of previous versions has been replaced by a neat floating L-shaped bar in the bottom left of the display. Its icons are far better designed than before and the font is clear (Helvetica) - it is just a shame it erupts in glitches whenever it is used!
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| Sep 23 2008 |
IGAUCHO Hmm, works just fine on my MacBook Pro. I really like the hiding toolbars that they added to this version.
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| Mar 2 2008 |
SANS DIEU RIEN Astronomical! It's free! I finally pulled myself away from the program. It's just plain fun tinkering with Stellarium: you can customize even the sky view by downloading your own panoramic pictures! As an added bonus, there are various cultural constellations such as the Inuits and Koreans. The interface can be a bit awkward (press m + arrow buttons to modify more features, etc.). But once you save your locale and other information, just sit back and explore. I can hardly wait to submit my own panoramic view from my rooftop. I hope in a future update there will be more historical facts regarding celestial bodies. Stellarium's forums are loaded with helpful tips where you can upload other views, etc. It's worth checking out, even if you're slightly curious about astronomy.
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| Jul 4 2007 |
WADZUNIT Once again - excellent work dev units! Running well here on two iBook g4 1.2Ghz machines running OS X 10.4.10. Is there an easy way to change saved locations? Many thanks.
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| Jun 7 2007 |
UMAROMC Stellarium 0.9.0, Universal 2007-06-06, r2229+macosx support This is the really final release build of Stellarium 0.9.0. 1. You need to be running Macosx 10.4, preferably not 10.4.7. Drag the Stellarium.app icon from this .dmg window to your mac, and double click on it there to run it. 2. You don't need anything else for this build, it is all bundled inside. 3. If you had an earlier version of Stellarium set to start in full-screen mode, you want to remove your earlier configuration file. As listed in the Known Issues section, this version of Stellarium does not run very well when started in full-screen mode. Simply move the file: ~/Library/Preferences/Stellarium/config.ini (That is: in your home directory, the Library directory, then the Preferences directory, then the Stellarium directory, the file called "config.ini") to another location, or to the trash. Stellarium will copy a new config.ini file that starts in windowed mode. 4. An issue with mis-directed shared libraries discovered for the Intel architecture has been resolved. There are four star catalogs included with the build, and additional star catalogs available from the Stellarium website, the "Extra-data-files" package. Each star catalog file listed there you wish to add to the stars available can be placed in: ~/Library/Preferences/Stellarium/stars/default Up to catalog 6 has been tested on a PPC iBook with 750mb RAM, and there was something of a performance hit. The more RAM and the faster processor you have, the more stars catalogs you will be able to load. 0.9.0 right now cannot *start* in full-screen mode. It can start in windowed mode and toggle back and forth to fullscreen mode. This seems to have to do with OpenGL and Qt, and it will be investigated in future releases. The video mode list of the config screen has no options in it, the switch to Qt has made that display obsolete. It will be resolved later. About half the time when quitting, Stellarium will crash on glDeleteTextures. It will show a "The application Stellarium quit unexpectedly" dialog. This does not seem to hurt anything, but there is an order of destruction that needs to be corrected in future releases. ATI cards in Macs are known to not support point sprites properly. If you run Stellarium, but don't see any starts whatsoever, edit ~/Library/Preferences/Stellarium/config.ini, add this line: flag_use_gl_point_sprite = false to the [projection] section. This build does not include all possible star catalogs. Details about how to download additional star catalogs separately and make the available to Stellarium will be forthcoming. There is no audio support in this build.
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| Jun 7 2007 |
SHOTGUNWEDDINGS Works great on my MacIntel with OSX 10.4.9 Keep up the great work!
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| Jun 7 2007 |
RAY16 which OS is 0.9 for? Doesn't launch on 10.3.9, must be 10.4+. wish I knew befofe I copied, can you give the link for0.7?
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| Dec 20 2006 |
JODAMILLER This is one of the best freeware programs I've ever used. You don't need to be a programmer to use this gem of an app unlike many technically involved freeware programs. Navigation through the sky and to different dates are smooth and makes it a perfect companion for an astronomy enthusiast.
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| Oct 6 2006 |
BOMBADIL Great application!!! Any possibility for export to iPod in the future? Would be a nice way to carry a star chart when one goes on holiday
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| Oct 6 2006 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN You're welcome. Ok, it may be that you don't have that file because it is not required for your installation of Stellarium on your Mac. The file exists on my Mac but my Mac is not an IntelMac.
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| Oct 6 2006 |
PENNYHEAD1 If you can think of anything else, please let me know. Thank you for your help.
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| Oct 7 2006 |
VEGGIEDUDE Are you running 10.4.8? That is the recommended OS.
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| Oct 7 2006 |
PENNYHEAD1 Veggiedude THANK YOU! I thought I was up to date on my OS. I should have remembered what I learned in my college electrical engineering class, if it doesn't work, see if it's plugged in before doing allot of unnecessary trouble shooting.
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| Oct 6 2006 |
PENNYHEAD1 Wished it worked on my Intel MacBook Pro. Freezes up while constellations are loading. Same thing happened with previous version. I really liked this program and wished it would work on my computer.
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| Oct 6 2006 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN Have you run any utilities to try and fix the problem? I'd start with using something like OnyX to clear all caches, etc.
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| Oct 6 2006 |
PENNYHEAD1 I use MainMenu to run maintenance. Nigel the developer was good enough to work with me to try and get the problem sorted out. I experienced the same problem with 8.0 ad 8.01. I sent the crash logs to him and he could not find anything. Turned off Little Snith and repaired disk permissions. I was hoping that someone with the same problem who corrected it would respond.
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| Oct 6 2006 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN Ok, have you tried deleting the stellarium.ini file?
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| Oct 6 2006 |
VEGGIEDUDE Unbeleivable fantastic software for an absolutely fantastic price - FREE! Runs great on my Macintel.
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| Oct 6 2006 |
JOHN TUCKEY finally i have the pleasure of using this on my intel imac ;) i'm pleased as punch.
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| Aug 23 2006 |
SAND I have both SDL frameworks put in the Library/Frameworks, but yet, the application won't launch.. the Icon appeirs on the dock and leaves it right away :(
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| Jun 20 2006 |
UMAROMC Very cool-now supports 16:10 ratio resolutions in configuration window by defaultâbefore this version I had to "Show Package Contents..." and find the INI file to place the specific parameters for 1680x1050 because changing the setting in the program to 1600x1200 within the program's configuration window would cause a blank screen to appear the next time I'd launch. | |
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| Jun 19 2006 |
ALBION 0.8 will not launch on my MBP running current version of OS X. Back to 0.71...
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| Jun 27 2006 |
AMNESIC same problem here with MacBook Pro : Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/SDL_mixer.framework/Versions/A/SDL_mixer Referenced from: /Applications/Astro/Stellarium.app/Contents/MacOS/Stellarium Reason: image not found
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| Jun 19 2006 |
O5220803 Now that it works, it's a superb astronomical application. Perfect for the arm chair and active astronomer alike. Great for previewing the night sky before a telescope session! And you can't beat the price! Kudos to the developer(s)! Thanks to the troubleshooters who helped me get my copy working!
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| Jun 19 2006 |
PENNYHEAD Great program and I look forward to having it work again. I loaded .8 and it refuses to launch even after adding the SDL_image.framework, SDL_mixer.framework and SDLMain folders to the Macintosh>Library>Frameworks folder. I have a 17" MacBook Pro. What am I doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated!
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| Jun 19 2006 |
O5220803 Based on help from RichS and the author"s Read Me, I put the SDL frameworks in my "user>Library>Frameworks folder". And now it's working fine.
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| Jun 19 2006 |
PENNYHEAD Thank you for the reply but I do not have a path "user>Library>Frameworks folder" that exists on my computer. If by "user" you mean starting from my user account, there is no "Frameworks" folder there. I have the requested files (unless I downloaded the wrong ones) sitting in the "Macintosh>Library>Frameworks folder". The only other Framdeworks folder I have is at "Macintosh HD>Library>Application Support>" etc...
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| Jun 20 2006 |
PENNYHEAD Got it to work by downloading the correct files (SDL_mixer.framework and SDL.framework) but my computer freezes up during the loading process. Waiting to hear from developer.
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| Jun 19 2006 |
RICH S As noted by follerec in reply to O5220803, this was an oversight by the developer. You also need the SDL_mixer.framework, available from http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/ Give him a chance: a) this is free, b) when no-one else would port the project to Mac, he did. Version 0.8.1 will be out soon, so hold your horses. Note that the config file has changed its location slightly from the previous version. Version 0.7.1 stored it in ~/Library/Preferences/stellarium.ini, whereas 0.8.0 stores it in ~/Library/Preferences/stellarium/config.ini
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| Jun 19 2006 |
MISTERFOX it does'nt start up :( appears in the dock and dissappears again after about a second :( ps: i'm on 10.3.9
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 | Jun 19 2006 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN They already have. These posts (at the liink provided) precede yours.
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| Jun 19 2006 |
O5220803 This version fails to launch on my system. I'm running 10.4.6 with all SDL frameworks installed. Any suggestions qre welcome>
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| Jun 19 2006 |
FOLLEREC Same problem as parent. Cannot load Stellarium even with the correct frameworks installed properly. Crash log says it cannot find both SDL frameworks even though they exist in /Library/Frameworks
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| Jun 19 2006 |
FOLLEREC Based on forums on Stellarium.org, it seems that the framework SDL_mixer is also required (available at http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/). This wasn't mentioned in the README file. Install it the same was as the other two SDL frameworks. Hope this helps others.
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| Jun 23 2006 |
OICRAM I've put all 3 SDL files in the frameworks folder in Library and it still doesn't open.
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| Feb 6 2006 |
STEPHEN314 This application is a lot of fun! Some fun things to do: -Use it to find object in the real sky (of course) -Zoom in on a planet and you'll see its moons/structure -Make it go fast and watch the procession of the sunset as the seasons change -So thats why they call Norway the "land of the midnight sun" -Contrary to another review, the program predicted several eclipses down to within several hours. (Even the Aug. 3 -430 eclipse). It even shows the darkened landscape. If you want to change your location to watch a total eclipse, change your time zone in system preferences to London (GMT or UT) time to approximate the astronomical data. I noticed that the innacuracy of eclipse time is about 5 hours at -430 and 1 hour at 1932. Perhaps due to the extreme accuracy needed for these predictions? Could this be fixed? It would be nice to be able to get out of full screen mode.
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| Dec 29 2005 |
MISCHIVO It's very nice because it's free, but it has it's faults. Firstly, what's the point of being able to choose the date and such if the function doesn't work correctly at any given date? I tried to project the Greek skyline of August 3rd, 431BC, at 5:22 PM--and not only does it fail to show me the eclipse that took place at that moment, but it also screwed up at displaying the correct time (It was night at 12:00 hours!), but I also had an awful time of trying to actually dial up that specific date. Hmm. This program _is_ still in its infancy.
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| Oct 23 2005 |
AET If you're even vaguely curious, download it. It's sweet 'n simple to use.
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| Oct 15 2005 |
DALICEK Very good job! Thanks.
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| Oct 15 2005 |
UMAROMC This thing's really cool. Get-info still shows 0.7.0, app is 0.7.1, though. To select an odd (ie; 16:10) ratio display I still have to go through the package contents to edit the INI file... other than that it's quite smooth and informative. | |
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| Oct 14 2005 |
ZORN This app is simply wonderful... and it's free!!!
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| Sep 30 2005 |
ERIC BLOOD stellarium provides a very simple ui for simulating the night sky. the graphics are great, and the constellation overlays are cool. very worth the download time.
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| Aug 4 2005 |
Tiger 10.4.2 Stable as a rock.
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| Jul 23 2005 |
PENNYHEAD Great little program. The renederings are beautiful and look like an old astronomy textbook! Very simple and easy to use. I havn't had any problems so far. One nice feature would be to have a default FOV button that you could hit after zooming in on an object. I can't believe this thing is for free. 17" Powerbook, OSX Version 10.4.2
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| Jul 21 2005 |
ANONYMOUS I thought that this program was great at first, but stellarium 6.2 crashes on my machine everytime I hit the P key for the planet finder feature. The console log says "Fatal signal: Segmentation Fault (SDL Parachute Deployed)" Too bad thos program dosen't run correctly.
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| Jul 19 2005 |
ANONYMOUS This is stunning, cheers
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| Jul 18 2005 |
UMAROMC Pretty cool! Just don't change any settings... it'll *never* launch again! :P
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| Jul 18 2005 |
UMAROMC Okay, I figured it out. I have a 16:10 ratio screen, these ratios are not options in the GUI for a setting but CAN be set BUT you have to right-click on the app, choose "Show Package Contents" and fing "config.ini" Here you can set screen_w and screen_h. I changed it to 1680 and 1050 and the app launched again like expected. I'd originally chosen 1600x1200 and it hadn't launched afterward... | |
| Jul 18 2005 |
NOT TYCHO I'm not up on astronomy at all, but this strikes me as a very well done program. I'm really enjoying it, and it's free! Just be sure to move Stellarium to your Applications folder before trying to run it. It won't run from the disk image.
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