Stellarium Files
This page contains files for Stellarium for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Stellarium versions up to 0.21.1 and version 1.0 and newer.
Observing Lists
A list of targets can be shared with another Stellarium user by using the Bookmarks feature available through Stellarium version 0.21.1. A creator can make a list and export it. The receiver can import the file into their Bookmarks. Double-clicking a bookmark will select and centre that object. Use the Highlight Bookmarks button to display markers and labels for all current bookmarks.
Bookmark list files are saved in the JSON format. A JavaScript Object Notation file is a simple text file, but it is written using a syntax for storing and exchanging data.
To download a JSON file, right-click the preferred Download link and choose Save. *
When a list is for a RASC observing certificate program, see the national web site for more information.
RASC Explore The Universe
RASC Explore The Moon
RASC Finest NGC
RASC Double Stars (new!)
RASC Levy Deep Sky Gems
The Sky This Month (some bookmarks require Meteor Showers [cntrl-shift-M] to be enabled in Stellarium)
SkyNews Magazine Beyond Messier
* Instructions for Using Bookmark/Observing Lists
To add a bookmarks list in versions prior to v0.21.1, after downloading a .JSON observing list, copy the file to a folder of your choice. Open the Bookmarks window in Stellarium and then click the Import Bookmarks box. Navigate to the folder where you put the .JSON files and choose one.
To add a bookmarks/observing list in version 1.0 and later, launch the Bookmarks dialogue box and then clickthe New List button. In the Observing List Creation Mode box that opens, click the Import List button and select the .JSON file to import. You may enter/edit a Name and Description for the list and add/delete items in the list. Uncheck the Date and Location boxes. Click the Save and Close button to complete the process. The drop down list on the main Observing Lists box will now include the new list.
If you haven’t yet enabled Bookmarks in your Stellarium software, activate its toolbar button by opening the Configuration window (F2 on Windows or Fn-F2 on a Mac), clicking the Extras tab, and then putting a checkmark in the Bookmarks option. The new button will now show in the horizontal toolbar.
Also see the Configuration window for activating plug-ins, such as meteors.
Use the Sky and viewing options window (F4, Fn-F4) to enable the Show planetary nomenclature option.
Landscape Textures