This may not be useful, but it is undoubtedly cool — Astroterm, a planetarium in the Linux terminal!
It’s not as powerful (or as pretty) as Stellarium, but it is every bit as impressive, if not more so.
I don’t know that it’s of any real use, but it’s the kind of thing I can run in the background in a workspace and then switch to during the night (or day) and watch the sky turn.
“Space brings back boyish wonder…” — Carbon Leaf
Published by Allyn Gibson
A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over fifteen years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.
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