
Note: file locations on non-*nix operating systems (include OSX) may vary. restore-defaultsĭelete existing config.ini and use defaults. Permitted values of p are: equalarea, stereographic, fisheye, cylinder, mercator, perspective, and orthographic. Specify the field of view ( fov degrees). Refer to -list-landscapes for possible names. Print a list of landscape names and exit. Southerly latitudes should be prefixed with. The format is illustrated by this example: +53d58'16.65" which refers to 53 degrees, 58 minutes and 16.65 arc seconds North. Specify the initial observer latitude, where lat is the latitude.

Westerly longitudes should be prefixed with. The format is illustrated by this example: +4d16'12" which refers to 4 degrees, 16 minutes and 12 arc seconds East. Specify the initial observer longitude, where lon is the longitude. Specify the initial observer altitude, where alt is the altitude in meters. planet-name is an English name, and should refer to an object defined in the ssystem.ini file. Set the directory into which screenshots will be saved to dir, instead of the default (which is $HOME on *nix operating systems). The setting is saved in the config-file and as such will be the default for subsequent invocations of Stellarium.

With argument yes or no over-rides the full screen setting in the config file. Use this is you have graphics problems and want to send a bug report. d, -dump-opengl-detailsĭump information about OpenGL support to logfile. Scaling the GUI according to scale factor.

verboseĮven more diagnostic output in logfile (esp. Use dir instead of the default user data directory ( $HOME /.stellarium/ on *nix operating systems). Use file for the config filename instead of the default config.ini. Print a brief synopsis of program options and exit. With Stellarium, you really see what you can see with your eyes, binoculars or a small telescope. It is available for Linux/Unix, Windows and MacOSX. Stellarium is a free GPL software which renders realistic skies in real time with OpenGL. A real-time realistic planetarium Synopsis
