How to Install Stellarium on Ubuntu

Installing Stellarium on your Linux machine will provide you with a 3D view of the sky that is realistic. It is comparable to seeing the sky through a telescope or with your naked eye. With Stellarium, you can see the sky up close and in detail, and you have access to many options that can enhance your perspective. This article explains how to set up Stellarium under Ubuntu. 

Features of Stellarium:

• It has an effective zooming feature.
• It enables telescopic control and time control.
• The user interface is bilingual.
• Realistic sunrise, sunset, and atmosphere
• The milky wave appears genuine.
• There are 600000 stars in the standard catalogue.
• There are approximately 177 million stars in other categories.
• 3D shooting star scenes
• A model of the eclipse
• Sparkling stars
• Able to include solar system items
• You can include pictures of constellations, scenery, and deep-sky objects. 

Install Stellarium on Ubuntu

Follow the below steps to install the Stellarium  on Ubuntu operating system:

Step 1: Update all the repositories using the below command:

sudo apt update

Step 2: Install the Stellarium application using apt manager, enter the below command in the terminal to install.

sudo apt-get install stellarium

Enter ‘ Y’ when prompted. Entering Y will start the installation process.

Step 3: To verify the installation of Stellarium on the system, just execute the below command. The command checks the version of Stellarium.

stellarium --version

If you see the above output after executing the command, your installation is successful on the Ubuntu system.

Step 4: To launch the application, Goto the Activities Panel.

Step 5: Search for the Stellarium application in the search box.

Step 6: Click on the icon of the application, to launch it for usage. 

Step 7: Clicking on the Settings option on the Right Side of the Application Panel, will open all the Settings of the application:

Step 8: We have displayed the 3D sky view. We have got the information of Scl Star. 

Conclusion:

A good 3D tool for giving you a realistic 3D image of the sky is Stellarium. The numerous prerequisites for proper installation, usage, and its features have been shown. The detailed instructions for installing Stellarium on Ubuntu have been covered.