coords is a planetarium program. It's still under
construction, but it does a good job of showing
the sky with stars and planets at the correct
positions.
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This release features a number of bugfixes, some optimization attempts, and some tiny UI changes. Internationalization has been added. The basic locale is English, and there is a French translation. coords can now display the names of the constellations. A Makefile problem has been fixed.
A Play/Pause button. Time can be made to move faster or slower. When paused, it's possible to move backward or forward in time by means of the Next/Previous buttons. You can focus on a star and keep it centered while the background is moving.