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| Celestia | OpenSpace | |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 4 | |
| 1,716 | 718 | |
| 2.1% | 2.2% | |
| 9.6 | 9.6 | |
| 3 days ago | 4 days ago | |
| C++ | C++ | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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Celestia
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Celestia: Real-time 3D visualization of space
Celestia is a rare Linux app not on Flathub, but it is available from Fedora's Flatpak repo, which in theory should be usable on any distro: https://github.com/CelestiaProject/Celestia/discussions/1988
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Stellarium is a free GPL software which renders realistic skies in real time
I remember going to a planetarium at the local university while in school some 15 years ago. They told us how they use Stellarium to create the skies and Celestia (https://celestiaproject.space/) to create scripted tours for their exhibits. Both were compatible with the hemispherical projector they used.
As soon as I went home I downloaded them both and spent hours visiting random stars in Celestia and exploring the sky in Stellarium.
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Anyone know a site or app that could let me see the night sky from the surface of other planets?
I think Celestia will let you do this.
- Celestia – Real-time 3D visualization of space
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Computer simulation of the Universe
Have you tried Celestia? It has several stars (at least those ones from the Hipparcos catalog) plus some galaxies (at least Messier objects): https://github.com/CelestiaProject/Celestia
- Site will be unavailable for a while since Apr, 14 · Issue #1672 · CelestiaProject/Celestia
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Site will be unavailable for a while since Apr, 14 - Announcements
Need to link to it, otherwise folks can't find the work around: https://github.com/CelestiaProject/Celestia/issues/1672
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Why is OpenUniverse still in Debian repositories and there is not Celestia?
Upstream is on github, and seems to have their own debian/* packaging scripts, so might just be a simple upload.
OpenSpace
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Google Earth Equivalent For Space?
If I can throw in another link, since the project is open-source, we can also find us on GitHub https://github.com/OpenSpace/OpenSpace if someone wants to contribute
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Missions/Spacecraft Visualization in Open Space
We have a few different spacecraft that are available; a semi-complete list you can see here: https://github.com/OpenSpace/OpenSpace/tree/master/data/assets/scene/solarsystem/missions
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Newbie question: plotting a high-fidelity spacecraft trajectory?
This file examples how we display voyagers trajectory using a SPK file (.bsp extension): https://github.com/OpenSpace/OpenSpace/blob/d630f85cf46613ff548ddef3bae957b8a8d80851/data/assets/scene/solarsystem/missions/voyager/voyager1.asset#L20
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Small bodies orbit trails behaviour?
The behavior you are observing is not intentional and is related to a rendering bug specific to AMD graphic cards. At least it's already reported! https://github.com/OpenSpace/OpenSpace/issues/1145
What are some alternatives?
stellarium - Stellarium is a free GPL software which renders realistic skies in real time with OpenGL. It is available for Linux/Unix, Windows and macOS. With Stellarium, you really see what you can see with your eyes, binoculars or a small telescope.
SwiftAA - The most comprehensive collection of accurate astronomical algorithms in (C++, Objective-C and) Swift.
celestia-gaia-stardb - Gaia EDR3 star database for Celestia
gdl - GDL - GNU Data Language
MobileCelestia - Universe simulator reachable on your iPhone/iPad/Mac.
allsky - A Raspberry Pi operated Wireless Allsky Camera
AndroidCelestia - Universe simulator reachable on your Android device.
morphologica - A library of supporting code for numerical modelling (JSON config, HDF5 data, Modern OpenGL visualization)
DobsonianDSC - Simple low cost circuit to connect inexpensive optical encoders to a dobsonian telescope
matplotplusplus - Matplot++: A C++ Graphics Library for Data Visualization 📊🗾