diff --git a/sci-astronomy/stellarium/patches/stellarium-1.0.patchset b/sci-astronomy/stellarium/patches/stellarium-1.0.patchset
deleted file mode 100644
index 7bc69e7f6..000000000
--- a/sci-astronomy/stellarium/patches/stellarium-1.0.patchset
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-From 9efc735bb708cd6f9a6e867f4db265602d548ccb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Georg Zotti <Georg.Zotti@univie.ac.at>
-Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2022 23:33:49 +1000
-Subject: Use QString instead of QByteArray (Fix #2709)
-
-
-diff --git a/plugins/Satellites/src/Satellite.cpp b/plugins/Satellites/src/Satellite.cpp
-index ff97eb2..589fd5f 100644
---- a/plugins/Satellites/src/Satellite.cpp
-+++ b/plugins/Satellites/src/Satellite.cpp
-@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ QVariantMap Satellite::getMap(void)
- 	map["stdMag"] = stdMag;
- 	map["rcs"] = RCS;
- 	map["status"] = status;
--	map["tle1"] = tleElements.first.data();
--	map["tle2"] = tleElements.second.data();
-+	map["tle1"] = tleElements.first;
-+	map["tle2"] = tleElements.second;
- 
- 	if (!description.isEmpty())
- 		map["description"] = description;
-@@ -544,8 +544,8 @@ QVariantMap Satellite::getInfoMap(const StelCore *core) const
- 
- 	map.insert("description", QString(description).replace("\n", " - "));
- 	map.insert("catalog", id);
--	map.insert("tle1", tleElements.first.data());
--	map.insert("tle2", tleElements.second.data());
-+	map.insert("tle1", tleElements.first);
-+	map.insert("tle2", tleElements.second);
- 	map.insert("tle-epoch", tleEpoch);
- 
- 	if (!internationalDesignator.isEmpty())
-@@ -788,8 +788,8 @@ void Satellite::setNewTleElements(const QString& tle1, const QString& tle2)
- 		delete old;
- 	}
- 
--	tleElements.first = tle1.toUtf8();
--	tleElements.second = tle2.toUtf8();
-+	tleElements.first = tle1;
-+	tleElements.second = tle2;
- 
- 	pSatWrapper = new gSatWrapper(id, tle1, tle2);
- 	orbitPoints.clear();
-@@ -802,8 +802,8 @@ void Satellite::setNewTleElements(const QString& tle1, const QString& tle2)
- 
- void Satellite::recomputeSatData()
- {
--	calculateEpochFromLine1(tleElements.first.data());
--	calculateSatDataFromLine2(tleElements.second.data());
-+	calculateEpochFromLine1(tleElements.first);
-+	calculateSatDataFromLine2(tleElements.second);
- }
- 
- void Satellite::update(double)
-diff --git a/plugins/Satellites/src/Satellite.hpp b/plugins/Satellites/src/Satellite.hpp
-index f612099..af7aed6 100644
---- a/plugins/Satellites/src/Satellite.hpp
-+++ b/plugins/Satellites/src/Satellite.hpp
-@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ private:
- 	int status;
- 	//! Contains the J2000 position.
- 	Vec3d XYZ;
--	QPair< QByteArray, QByteArray > tleElements;
-+	QPair< QString, QString > tleElements;
- 	double height, range, rangeRate;
- 	QList<CommLink> comms;
- 	Vec3f hintColor;	
--- 
-2.36.1
-
diff --git a/sci-astronomy/stellarium/stellarium-1.0.recipe b/sci-astronomy/stellarium/stellarium-24.1.recipe
similarity index 81%
rename from sci-astronomy/stellarium/stellarium-1.0.recipe
rename to sci-astronomy/stellarium/stellarium-24.1.recipe
index df037a0cb..433f2bf83 100644
--- a/sci-astronomy/stellarium/stellarium-1.0.recipe
+++ b/sci-astronomy/stellarium/stellarium-24.1.recipe
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ DESCRIPTION="Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. \
 It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, \
 binoculars or a telescope."
 HOMEPAGE="https://stellarium.org"
-COPYRIGHT="2001-2022 Fabien Chéreau"
+COPYRIGHT="2001-2024 Fabien Chéreau"
 LICENSE="GNU GPL v2"
 REVISION="1"
-SOURCE_URI="https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/archive/refs/tags/v$portVersion.tar.gz"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="841dfbd27fa6ea97c4ce22424b12a9e73ad70d61af892734ce2f67d7681ec76d"
-PATCHES="stellarium-$portVersion.patchset"
+SOURCE_URI="https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/releases/download/v$portVersion/stellarium-$portVersion.tar.gz"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="5a48fb2c5b17c9ebfa23153604f470dc87a5eab5fafb0510f71e115ac76072a8"
 ADDITIONAL_FILES="stellarium.rdef.in"
 
 ARCHITECTURES="all !x86_gcc2"
@@ -70,7 +69,9 @@ BUILD()
 	cmake .. \
 		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$prefix \
-		-DENABLE_SHOWMYSKY=OFF
+		-DENABLE_SHOWMYSKY=Off \
+		-DENABLE_QTWEBENGINE=Off \
+		-DUSE_PLUGIN_LENSDISTORTIONESTIMATOR=Off
 
 	sed -e '/#include <algorithm>/a #include <sys/select.h>' -i _deps/indiclient-src/libs/indibase/baseclient.cpp
 	sed -e '/if (bt == 0 && ioctl(t_fd, TIOCEXCL) == -1)/c if (0)' -i _deps/indiclient-src/libs/indicom.c
@@ -101,5 +102,16 @@ INSTALL()
 		$portDir/additional-files/stellarium.rdef.in > stellarium.rdef
 
 	addResourcesToBinaries stellarium.rdef $appsDir/Stellarium
-	addAppDeskbarSymlink $appsDir/Stellarium
+
+	# add wrapper
+	cat > $appsDir/Stellarium.sh <<-EOF
+	#!/bin/sh
+	`finddir B_APPS_DIRECTORY`/Stellarium --low-graphics
+	EOF
+
+	chmod +x $appsDir/Stellarium.sh
+	rc stellarium.rdef
+	resattr -o $appsDir/Stellarium.sh stellarium.rsrc
+
+	addAppDeskbarSymlink $appsDir/Stellarium.sh Stellarium
 }