Celestia mentions (27)

• ESASky

  Pretty much everything beyond our solar system is essentially fixed on a human timescale. Over 2000 years, a typical star will move about half a degree. That's the width of the moon in the sky. There are of course notable exceptions like Barnard's Star, whose movement is pretty obvious on photographs taken over several decades. If you want to explore how space changes over time, I recommend you look into... - Source: Hacker News / 4 days ago

• My 9 year old nephews drawing of stars

  I think Celestia could be a good one. I also thought about SpaceEngine, but AFAIK it was kind of terrible at generating realistic planetary systems, among other things (pricey, huge, etc.). Source: over 1 year ago

• What are the best resources to explore space from my computer?

  Celestia was something I played with before. Pretty interesting. Source: over 1 year ago

• Lunar Occultation of Mars

  Celestia looks as though it would do it. Source: over 1 year ago

• Tips to visualize Apollo 17 trajectory

  I'm looking for data and software to visualize the Apollo 17 trajectory (especially the "powered descent", lunar rendezvous and entry). I'm thinking of using celestia. I'm look for a data tables as well (time stamp, position for each part of the stack). Any tips are appreciated. Source: over 1 year ago

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