The lack of a mouse interface to send slew commands to the telescope means you have to use the keyboard's hotkeys (CTRL-1 slews Telescope #1 to the currently selected point). It doesn't support ASCOM for total observatory integration, but it does support a number of telescopes, including CelestronSky-Watcher and Meade. The computerized telescope support is lacking. I use the angle tool, computerized telescope support, and ocular extensively. Stellarium can be extended with plugins, and comes with several out of the starting gate. What it does do, it does relatively well. There are a lot of times when you don't want to wait for Starry Night Pro and all it's features to load just to discover where a particular planet is located. It's rather short of features, compared with commercial programs like Starry Night Pro. Stellarium is short and sweet, to the point, just the way I like an application.
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