Too many stars!!!

[Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda]

You can do settings->configure kstars to remove star names, or just long
names. This should improve things.
You can also try stellarium, I think it is better for this purpose.

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Shachar Shemesh <shachar at shemesh.biz>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to use kstars via a projector in order to create a realistic sky
> map of the day of her birth in her room. I've resolved most of the technical
> problems involved (I still need to pick the correct projection type and
> figure out how to position the projector completely vertical), but there is
> another problem I'm facing. In its default mode, kstars simply displays too
> many stars.
>
> When you click it in order to move the display around, it shows just the
> major stars, and that view has about the right amount of stars for us to
> paint on the ceiling and walls, but when stationary, there are simply too
> many stars in the view.
>
> I've tried to find a way to limit the view to "only the most bright stars",
> to no avail.
>
> If anyone has any idea (an idea that recommends a different program is also
> okay), please say so.
>
> Shachar
>
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