Tutorial: Viewing the Night Sky with Linux, Part I: KStars

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Aug 29, 2008 4:33 AM EDT
LinuxPlanet; By Akkana Peck
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What's that super-bright star in the western sky after sunset? Was the moon full last night? Is Mars visible now? What time will the sun set on Saturday? Do you ever look up at the sky and wonder about it? Your Linux desktop has lots of astronomy programs that can help you explore the night sky. This article will start with the one that's easiest to use: KStars. KStars is a nifty "planetarium program" that's probably available through your Linux distro. Don't let the "K" scare you off -- kstars works fine even if you're not running KDE.

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