KStars Reviews

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KStars mentions (3)

• Is there a utility that will read my FITS files and map the image size and locations on a sky map?

  KStars can do this. It can either use the World Coordinate System data from the FITS file or plate-solve to derive the location from the image data. Source: over 1 year ago

• Best FOSS Astronomy Software

  Kstars is a powerful, flexible astronomy application that you will find useful. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Maps of the stars

  Printed sky atlases are pretty obsolete, now that we have technology. https://edu.kde.org/kstars/. Source: almost 2 years ago

Windy mentions (314)

• What the hell is going on in Manchester? Why is every plane going around?

  Rain and wind see https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar and windy.com. Source: 7 months ago

• I 40 vs I 80?

  I'd recommend using windy.com if you want to check weather conditions across a wide area easily and quickly. That would be a good resource to check daily weather conditions to see if I80 is a safe option. Weather conditions can change quickly, and honestly there might be some days where I40 has worse weather than I80 since these things can be fairly localized. I'd say just check conditions before you leave and... Source: 7 months ago

• Advice for weather station? Building a DIY desktop station.

  Windy.com looks pretty cool. But just wondering if there is one specifically made to be a "weather station". Source: 9 months ago

• Good Bay Area microclimate weather app?

  The Windy app lets you choose from 5 models. It's also usable at https://windy.com . Learned about this app from KPIX meteorologist Darren Peck, who sometimes uses it during his on-air segments. Source: 10 months ago

• Why are air quality "readings" of Winnipeg so hopelessly wrong so often?

  Here's a reading Aug 15 at 6:19pm. Well the air outside absolutely sucks today. Filled with smoke. Going on windy.com and clicking air quality, then PM2.5 we see a huge cloud coming down from the north and of course we have a north wind today. There are 2 huge fires in northern Alberta. https://www.windy.com/-PM2-5-pm2p5?cams,pm2p5,55.553,-100.327,5,m:fcAadg7. Source: 11 months ago