
Then there comes a totally different image because Nanjing is nearly at the opposite side of the Earth. I was wondering what the sky is like in my hometown, so I just set the location to Nanjing, China. In fact, you can even see the sky on the other side of the Earth by turning off the “ground” on the bottom menu, which would make you feel like the ground just turned into glass and you can see through it! Below is a screenshot of today’s sky in Nashville at 17:33 (I dragged on the picture to adjust the view so that it shows the view from lying on the ground and looking up at the sky!) Today’s sky in Nashville (screenshot by me) Stellarium can line up the constellations and label all the planets, stars, constellations in the sky.

One of the most exciting things about this program is that it provides you with a much clearer view of the universe than what you can observe with the naked eye. After you install the program and open it, you can input any time and location you want by clicking on the icons on the left side of the screen as shown below. It is simple to download Stellarium at and follow the instructions. Stellarium Portable is a pocket-sized free planetarium that will please all astronomy fans out there.Wanna know what the sky looks like today? Here’s an amazing computer program where you can know everything about the sky without walking out of the door! And if not, it also works great as an entertainment for coffee break. While Stellarium Portable doesn't include highly-detailed imagery and makes traveling from one point to another a bit confusing sometimes, it's also a very interesting app – as long as you like astronomy.

Stellarium Portable also lets you add extra information to the image, such as a grid with parallels and meridians, constellation art based on mythological figures and cardinal points, among others. With Stellarium Portable you'll be able to look at the sky from any location in the World, which means you can check the different star constellations visible from different areas in the world.
