posted May 06, 2010 06:39 PM         

it shows the sky and it's really wicked.

posted May 06, 2010 06:53 PM         

you can do many manip with it. I can spend hours. you can zoom on a planet, there are even galaxies, for example, on the left "toolbar" with the option search type "sombrero galaxy" also check closely the sagittarius and taurus constellation to see some amazing stuff. I'm loving it

posted May 06, 2010 07:20 PM         

check "M1" in the search window to see a beautiful nebula in the taurus constellation; M101 to see a galaxy near the constellation ursa major but don't forget to look for the "sombrero galaxy"

posted May 06, 2010 08:30 PM         

where do you go to download it? brothersoft.com? or somewhere else?

posted May 07, 2010 03:41 AM         

starkiss, sorry I went to bed. it was 3am here. I'm not sure what's going on. you know some software require some windows version to work, I'm not sure this is the case with this software but where you download it, you might want to check that there is no "minimum requirement" and compare it with your version of windows (xp, 2000, vista...)

if it doesn't come from this, Then I can't see where it's coming from. it would help if my comp was connected to the web so whenever I do, may be today, I'll see by myself.

posted May 07, 2010 05:06 AM         

you'll end up on this page

if you notice, they ask a minimum OS (which I believe means Operating System)

so you should check if you computer can run the program. may be that comes from here.

posted May 07, 2010 05:29 AM         

click on the first server since you are in the US, aren't you?

you'll have this box opening.

you should click on the middle button. here it says "enregistrer" which is french for "save" the other options are, on the left "executer" which means "open" and doesn't save the program to your computer so you'd have to redo all the operation to open it again, and on the right, it says "annuler" which means "cancel"

when you click on "save", a new box opens and ask you WHERE you want to save it on your computer. choose an easy access like your desktop. then the box disappear and the saving starts.

once it is saved on your computer, the second box shows up

it asks you what you want to do with the program. here only "cancel is highlighted because I didn't actually dowload it again but if you do the operation, you should have the first ("ouvrir"="open") and the second buttons ("ouvrir le dossier" = "open the folder") highlighted.

I don't think it makes a big difference either one.

either it opens straight away or you have to click on the "stelarium" icon on your desktop or wherever you have saved it.

et voilą!