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Accurate Skybox for our Solar System

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by tsphillips, May 18, 2007.

  1. tsphillips

    tsphillips

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    Does anyone know of a good source for accurate skyboxes for our solar system? (Much like what you would see in a planetarium, without the planets.)
     
    tsphillips, May 18, 2007
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  2. StarManta

    StarManta

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    I tried to make an "ultimate skybox" that would have this in it, but was never really able to get it off the ground.
     
    StarManta, May 19, 2007
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  3. podperson

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    This seems like something you could do in Celestia, but they don't make it easy -- scripting perhaps.
     
    podperson, May 19, 2007
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  4. cblarsen

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    I once did a star-plot using OpenGL points and a database of bright stars similar to what is found here:
    http://astronexus.com/node/34

    so if someone wants to repeat the exercise, the data are all out there.

    I might dig out my old code and port it. Some day.
     
    cblarsen, May 19, 2007
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