![]() ![]() The good thing is that it is all WIP, so tell me what would you like to find and I'll see what I can do. But non astronomers and the whole family will enjoy it with friendly single clicks and not getting 'lost in space' with concepts that are hard to understand. Astronomers won't find it useful for observations, as there are already better programs for that. Let's say that I'm trying to develop the simulation in an artistic way for visual (and audio) entertainment. I don't have data about their respective orbits. And I'm afraid that all stars are so far -static. I haven't added any extrasolar moons, since they are not confirmed. Other premieres that Celestia does not have appear at page 1 of this thread. There are very strange systems like Mu Arae or 55 Rho Cancri, that appear at the same ecliptic plane at Celestia, and it is not like that, their planets have different orbit inclinations, that are shown at my program. Antares companion is very small, but it would be impressive to see that small type B star orbiting the red giant.Īll planets orbit their respective stars and move according to the simulated time. That does not apply to the stars that you mentioned, although it is my intention to add them in the future. So only binary systems with both stars below visual magnitude 9 have both stars there. The rule I followed was that "all celestial bodies that you can see with your naked eye is represented". As an addition, planets with atmosphere, like Venus, will show random storms on them (as seen from space).Ībout binary stars, not all of them have been added. Venus is exactly like you say, it has a cloud cover, but for a better visual experience and as an artistic license, it actually allows to see the 3D surface(with mountains and valleys) of the planet. On the other side, there are bodies that you won't see in Celestia, mainly the mighty nebulae, the star clusters, star's protoplanetary disks (where corresponding) and Sagittarius A* black hole. So each one is virtually different from all the others. They flare and pulse according to their variability. As you already might know, stars have their own behaviour. So there are less stars, but having into account their variability. The asteroid field is represented in a simulated way, more like a videogame. So at this time (remember that I'm still on WIP) only major moons and the comet Halley appear. One of the reasons is that I can only use media (images, etc.) that are free for commercial purposes, Celestia is free itself and does not have these restrictions. To be honest, Celestia has more stars, and more bodies of our own Solar System than my simulation. ![]()
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