How to add a Comet to Stellarium (Comet Leonard example) #howto

Update: This tutorial can be used for any comet. Simply select the appropriate comet name in place of Comet Leonard.

If you use Stellarium and want to see where Comet Leonard C/2021 A1 is currently in your night sky, then this video can help. I'll walk you step by step to add Comet Leonard to Stellarium!

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Thanks for watching! Clear skies!

[ryanborges]

my god, the quality of these videos is outstanting, you should have way more subscribers!

[Fuchur]

Vielen Dank für das Tutorial.

Thanks for the tutorial from Hamburg / Germany.

[MarcosJPinto]

Aha!
I've just revisited your awesome video to add Nishimura.
Greetings from Brazil and Clear Skies.

[anthonyvenuto]

Thanks so much, my friend !!! I thought Stetllarium would have done this automatically. This was buried so deeply, I would have never found it on my own because I don't know Stellarium that well. Much appreciated.

[POLLOTROM]

Thank you again! I had to add comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS.

[robgatehouse]

Thanks very much Shawn!! I can nail down where it will be behind the eternal clouds and atmospheric rivers - Har.

[zediogoamareleja]

Thanks a lot..very useful video..Short and sharp..Subscribed

[swan_]

Fine I found, thank you! Hello from Yakutia Yakutsk

[marcusa.clarkejr]

Thanks, you are very direct waste no time.

[ajandrade]

Hy ! From Portugal, Thank you very much :)

[davidphysdav]

Thanks a lot!, this is very useful info.

[PatateaFrite]

Thank you for your video, it's help me ! :)

[Pyrolonn]

Thanks, I've done it before, but it is nice to have it streamlined.

[Country_Jedi]

Thank you! So happy there is a way to pull in new objects like this!

[mikebritton]

I just goggled this yesterday and got it done. Thx

[thomaswhigham]

Thank you so much for this information! Heading out tonight.

[GaryMCurran]

Thanks Shawn. Had to update my Stellarium, now I get to go back through and reset all my settings, but that's okay. :D

[bartomiejtajchman]

It works! Now please show me now how to enable the removal clouds plug-in : )

[bryanjames]

Thanks Shawn! you always have great information!

[astroaprilia]

Hi Shawn . Hello from Antioch, CA.
Thanks for the tutorial! I was going crazy trying to figure out how to get this done.
I am a beginner with astrophotography and can use all the help I can get so I just subscribed to your channel.
I've been following many channels for a couple of years and have recently started getting some gear: mount, a few adapters and a dew strap, just to name a few. I bought a telescope about 6 years ago and have been using it along with my D5500 camera but the scope is more for viewing and not for imaging @ f/13. I'm hoping to get a "better" scope for imaging in the not too distant future.
Thanks again for this video .