Courtesy Request: Use of Stellarium Screenshots in Academic Book

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Hi, Im new here and trying to seek help on how to go about gaining permission to use Stellarium screenshots in my book. I am Michael Collins, a UK-based independent author working on an academic book titled The Zama Campaign Reconstructed: Forgotten Battles and Massinissas Triumphs (approximately 66,500 words, 160 pages), reconstructing the Zama campaign of the Second Punic War (202 BC). The book focuses on cavalry engagements and ambushes, using Stellarium to calculate and illustrate sun rises and sunset on September 3rd and the 4th and on October the 1st, 120 BC (Julian calendar) which would be construction dates for three triumphal monuments in Tunisia in the last years of Micipsa`s reign.
I plan to include 3 modified screenshots from Stellarium (version 1.25 or similar), exported at high resolution, to illustrate historical night skies. The book will be self-published: print via IngramSpark (1,250 copies for institutions) and digital via Amazon KDP (fewer than 3,500 copies). As a courtesy, I’d like to confirm this use and ask for any preferred attribution wording or advice. Stellarium is an excellent open-source tool—it’s been invaluable for my research! Thanks for any help/advice you can provide in advance.

Sample text and modified Stellarium screenshot attached.
pages 50 51 and 52 pdf.pdf