Celestia
Celestia
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
Celestia is a real-time visual simulation of space. Choose a point within the Local Group of galaxies, and Celestia will show you an approximation of how it would appear to your eyes were you actually there. Some of what Celestia shows is necessarily hypothetical--the farther away from Earth you get, the less real data there is and the more guesswork is involved. Thus Celestia supplements observational data with good guesses based on models of stellar and planetary processes. You can also navigate at an immense range of scales. Orbit a couple kilometers above the surface of a tiny, irregular asteroid, then head off toward Jupiter, watching it grow from a bright point of light into a looming sphere filling your field of vision. Leave our solar system entirely and observe the sun as it fades from a brilliant disk to a bright star, disappearing almost entirely as you head off toward the Upsilon Andromeda system to orbit around its innermost giant planet.
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Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2orlater | Janet Casey | 26 November 2001 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Chris Laurel | Maintainer |
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Clint Weisbrod | Contributor |
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Shawn Jones | Contributor |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Bug Tracking | VCS Repository Webview | |
| Developer | Mailing List Info/Archive | http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/celestia-devel |
| Support | Mailing List Info/Archive | http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/celestia-users |
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This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 17 April 2003.
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