Stellarium 0.16 Adds RemoteSync Plugin to Allow Running Multiple Instances, More

Alexander Wolf released today Stellarium 0.16.0, a new major update of the open-source and cross-platform planetarium software for GNU/Linux, Android, macOS, and Windows platforms.

Stellarium 0.16.0 is a stable version that introduces some exciting new features, such as a RemoteSync plugin that lets users run multiple instances of the application, supports non-spherical models for solar system objects like small moons and asteroids, and new Skycultures, including Belarusian and Hawaiian Star Lines.

There's support for the RTS2 telescope system with TLE tracking has been added in the Telescope plugin, it's now possible to read the current location from a GPS device, and the solar system configuration file was split into two parts. Moreover, the AstroCalc feature was updated as well with What's Up Tonight, graphs, and other small improvements.

Extra catalogs of uncommon galaxies have been add...