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 <shac...@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 > > -- > Shachar Shemesh > Lingnu Open Source Consulting Ltd. > http://www.lingnu.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > -- Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda. http://ladypine.org
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