Plugins

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The following plugins are included in the 0.10.3 release of Stellarium:

Angle Measure - a tool for measuring the angular distance between two points
Compass Marks - add marks for compass bearings along the horizon
Ocular - simulate the view through various telescope eyepeices
Text User Interface - re-implements the old TUI (useful for planetarium users)
Satellites - calculates and renders Satellites in Earth orbit from NORAD/TLE data (hello ISS!)
VirGO - The ESO-sponsored archive browsing and visualization tool

To enable a plugin:

If the plugin has configuration options, the configuration button will be enabled when the plugin is loaded.

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+The following plugins are included in the 0.10.3 release of Stellarium:
 *[[AngleMeasure plugin|Angle Measure]] - a tool for measuring the angular distance between two points
 *[[CompassMarks plugin|Compass Marks]] - add marks for compass bearings along the horizon
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 *[http://archive.eso.org/cms/tools-documentation/visual-archive-browser VirGO] - The ESO-sponsored archive browsing and visualization tool
-==Pre-built plugins==
+==Enabling Plugins==
-See the [[Download]] page / plugins section.
+To enable a plugin:
+#open the '''configuration dialog''' (press F2 or use the left tool bar button)
+#Select the '''plugins''' tab
+#Select the plugin you want to enable from the list
+#Check the '''load at startup''' option
+#Restart Stellarium
+If the plugin has configuration options, the '''configuration''' button will be enabled when the plugin is loaded.
+http://stellarium.org/wikiimg/sat_howto_01.jpg
 See Also [[Plugin Development]]
 [[Category:Plugins]]