star chart vs stellarium

vare2 · Post by **vare2** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:38 pm

Hi everyone, as a newbird in astronomy, I've been using the interactive sky chart from Sky and Telescope as well as stellarium to navigate my way across the sky. One thing I've noticed is sometimes the position of planet and moons on the sky chart and stellarium are different, even when both are set to the same location, time and magnitude of stars. Are there any possible reasons for this or is this supposed to be expected?

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Mon May 28, 2007 2:03 pm

Hi Vare2,

There should be no difference if the time, location and date are the same, and I do not notice any difference comparing the Interactive Skychart and Stellarium. Try double checking the time/date/location settings. The location setting in Stellarium should read lat=+1 18' & lng=103 51'.

Cheers,
Chris

mrngbss · Post by **mrngbss** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:26 pm

Are the FOV the same in both software?