Plugins

From Stellarium

The following plugins are included in the 0.10.3 release of Stellarium:

• Angle Measure - a tool for measuring the angular distance between two points
• Compass Marks - add marks for compass bearings along the horizon
• LogBook - allows you to record observation notes, and track your observation sessions
• Oculars - simulate the view through various telescope eyepeices
• Text User Interface - re-implements the old TUI (useful for planetarium users)
• Satellites - calculates and renders Satellites in Earth orbit from NORAD/TLE data (hello ISS!)
• VirGO - The ESO-sponsored archive browsing and visualization tool

[edit] Enabling Plugins

To enable a plugin:

1. open the configuration dialog (press F2 or use the left tool bar button)
2. Select the plugins tab
3. Select the plugin you want to enable from the list
4. Check the load at startup option
5. Restart Stellarium

If the plugin has configuration options, the configuration button will be enabled when the plugin is loaded.

See Also Plugin Development