Quast Posted January 13, 2004 http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ Fisrt off, it's free...I would've paid for this too. I've had this for a while and just decided see if anyone has heard of it or tried it out...if not... Basically, it's a high-res 3d simulation of the universe. You can fly around, go ANYWHERE and watch the planets, and stars. It's simply cool as hell. You can download texture packs for some planets that are 4096 x 2048 and 8192 x 4096. Not only that, but there are tons of addonsyou can download, incl. the asteroid belt, extra (fictitious) solarsystems, blackholes, actual extrasolar planets, proto-stars...even Quaoar. It's in real time too, so you can see the orientation of everything now, or at any time in the past/future. Obviously, that isn't going to be 100% There's just tons of shit you can do that I haven't even tried...I'm more content just finding a good spot on a moon of Mars or Jupiter and watching as i orbit the planet... 0 Share this post Link to post
læmænt Posted January 13, 2004 heh once i tried using it to get a star map to make a planetarium on my ceiling. but placing the stars correctly was too hard so i gave up. 0 Share this post Link to post
Donce Posted January 13, 2004 Seen that proggie, very nice indeed for some beautiful looks and stuff. I'm an astronomy fan far longer than doom fan and I like to locate various objects in the sky myself. For that I use Skymap demo version and Star Charts (freeware). Both very good programs. If I want to see some Iridium satellite flashes (which sometimes outshine Venus tenfold), I go to heavens-above.com for predictions. Hoping to buy a 6" telescope this spring, since the 2" handheld refractor that I have for nearly 10 years is not enough for me anymore. More Doom and Astro fans out there?? :) 0 Share this post Link to post
Disorder Posted January 13, 2004 I've been using that program for quite a while. Pretty cool stuff. The universe is a magical place. 0 Share this post Link to post
Tobester Posted January 13, 2004 This program gets my 'not gay' award. 0 Share this post Link to post
Psyonisis Posted January 14, 2004 I think it's incredible that this program is free considering the shit-load of effort that's gone into it. I mean, they have literally thousands of stars placed in their appropriate positions. Also, virtually every significant object in the solar system has been integrated with correct orbit, tilt, and information. 0 Share this post Link to post
Kristian Ronge Posted January 14, 2004 Indeed. Thanks a bunch for the tip! I had a bit of a problem initially to control my movements, but I worked it out eventually. 0 Share this post Link to post
