Planetarium Computer Software
Since the invention of the personal computer, the planetarium concept has been extended to include software that displays a realistic sky image. Not all astronomy software can be considered to be planetarium software. While there is no generally-accepted definition of the word planetarium in this context, planetarium software generally contains the following features at a minimum:
- A realistic sky image as seen from Earth
- The ability to display sky motions in real-time
- The ability to animate time changes backwards and forwards
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