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| Paul G |
 Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:41 am |
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Hello,
Does there exist any decent software that will plot the stars in
a 3-D map and allow you to move around them with a click
of the mouse? It seems most of the available astronomy
software is earth-centered (how archaic!).
Thank you,
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| Chris L Peterson |
| Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:04 pm |
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On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:41:02 GMT, "Paul G" <paul_gnr@yahooooo.com>
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Quote: Does there exist any decent software that will plot the stars in
a 3-D map and allow you to move around them with a click
of the mouse? It seems most of the available astronomy
software is earth-centered (how archaic!).
Try Celestia, http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
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| Paul G |
| Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:24 pm |
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"Chris L Peterson" <clp@alumni.caltech.edu> wrote in message
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Quote: On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:41:02 GMT, "Paul G" <paul_gnr@yahooooo.com
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Does there exist any decent software that will plot the stars in
a 3-D map and allow you to move around them with a click
of the mouse? It seems most of the available astronomy
software is earth-centered (how archaic!).
Try Celestia, http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
I've tried it, but it doesn't seem to have a dynamic 3-D star map.
By 3-D map, I'm referring to something like this:
http://www.anzwers.org/free/universe/50lys.html
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| Chris L Peterson |
| Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:52 pm |
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On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:24:03 GMT, "Paul G" <paul_gnr@yahooooo.com>
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Try the Digital Universe, from Hayden Planetarium. It has an accurate
atlas for nearby stars, and uses a statistical model to simulate more
distant stars when traveling through our galaxy and beyond.
http://haydenplanetarium.org/universe/
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| Paul G |
| Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:46 pm |
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This is not an easy program to use. It will take some time to
master. If you don't mind me asking, what are the steps
needed to view a 3-D map of the local stars?
"Chris L Peterson" <clp@alumni.caltech.edu> wrote in message
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Quote: On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:24:03 GMT, "Paul G" <paul_gnr@yahooooo.com
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I've tried it, but it doesn't seem to have a dynamic 3-D star map.
By 3-D map, I'm referring to something like this:
http://www.anzwers.org/free/universe/50lys.html
Try the Digital Universe, from Hayden Planetarium. It has an accurate
atlas for nearby stars, and uses a statistical model to simulate more
distant stars when traveling through our galaxy and beyond.
http://haydenplanetarium.org/universe/
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Cloudbait Observatory
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| Chris L Peterson |
| Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:56 pm |
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On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:46:55 GMT, "Paul G" <paul_gnr@yahooooo.com>
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Quote: This is not an easy program to use. It will take some time to
master. If you don't mind me asking, what are the steps
needed to view a 3-D map of the local stars?
It's an odd interface, but not very difficult to use. You start out at
the Sun. If you want to see the local area, just move outward some
distance and orbit the Sun. Or travel towards a constellation like Orion
and watch it change shape.
I'm not sure what you mean by a "3-D map". How do you want to see it
represented? Digital Universe lets you fly around realistically in the
region of the Galaxy near the Sun, which seemed to be what you were
asking for. If you just want to see a map like the one you linked that
allows you to change your vantage point, a simple CAD program might do.
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| Jack |
| Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:33 pm |
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Try http://www.starstrider.com/
"Paul G" <paul_gnr@yahooooo.com> wrote in message
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Quote: Hello,
Does there exist any decent software that will plot the stars in
a 3-D map and allow you to move around them with a click
of the mouse? It seems most of the available astronomy
software is earth-centered (how archaic!).
Thank you,
Paul
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| Robert M. Elowitz |
| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:50 am |
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You might try the relativistic planetarium/space flight simulator called
"Starstrider". Starstrider plots millions of stars in 3-D and will also
create anaglyphs (you need those red-blue/red-cyan glasses). It also
simulates what the starfield looks like when you move at relativistic
speeds.
The program can be found at the following website:
http://www.starstrider.com/
To get full use of the program you need to pay a small fee to register the
shareware version. It's well worth the price.
"Paul G" <paul_gnr@yahooooo.com> wrote in message
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Quote: This is not an easy program to use. It will take some time to
master. If you don't mind me asking, what are the steps
needed to view a 3-D map of the local stars?
"Chris L Peterson" <clp@alumni.caltech.edu> wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:24:03 GMT, "Paul G" <paul_gnr@yahooooo.com
wrote:
I've tried it, but it doesn't seem to have a dynamic 3-D star map.
By 3-D map, I'm referring to something like this:
http://www.anzwers.org/free/universe/50lys.html
Try the Digital Universe, from Hayden Planetarium. It has an accurate
atlas for nearby stars, and uses a statistical model to simulate more
distant stars when traveling through our galaxy and beyond.
http://haydenplanetarium.org/universe/
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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
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