A new update has been released for Stellarium

Apr 26, 2015 16:30 GMT  ·  By

Stellarium, a free, open source planetarium software that displays a realistic and accurate sky in 3D, has been upgraded once more and is now available for download.

Stellarium is a great tool that can be used by beginners and experts alike. Everyone will find it more than helpful, and it all has to do with the fact that is built by people who are dedicated to this project. It's been around for many years, and it's a very stable release, despite the version number that might indicate otherwise.

An even more interesting aspect is that this is a free and open source project, making it one of a kind. There are a few other planetarium apps out, and some of them even cost a lot of money, but it's almost impossible to compete with the quality of Stellarium.

Stellarium never fails to impress

The Stellarium devs don't provide Linux binaries for the apps, which might make it a little bit harder to install unless you have an Ubuntu system. In this case, a dedicated PPA is available which even supports the recently released Ubuntu 15.04.

"Stellarium 0.13.3 is a stable version that introduces some new features and closes 33 bug and wishlist reports. A lot of work has been done on adding few new DSO catalogs: Barnard (B), Van den Bergh (VdB), Sharpless (Sh 2), H-α emission regions in the Southern Milky Way (RCW), Lynds' Catalogue of Bright Nebulae (LBN), Lynds' Catalogue of Dark Nebulae (LDN), Collinder (Cr) and Melotte (Mel). In addition, two new plugins are available. One of them introduces an exclusive and very nice feature - 3D landscapes," reads the announcement.

A complete changelog of Stellarium 0.13.3 can be found in the official announcement. The developers have also recommended that users reset all Stellarium settings. You can download Stellarium 0.13.3 right now from Softpedia.