In article <MPG.1ba6dfb226831fef9896b3@news.cybercity.dk>, sven@DONT.SPAM.ME.SCIENTIST.COM
says...
> Hvilke datoer er det egentlig optimalt at forsøge at se planeten Merkur?
> Det er ikke lykkedes for mig endnu, men burde man ikke kunne se den nu,
> f.eks. ved 5:30 tiden (i Århus-området)?
Hej, hvis du downloader det gratis program Celestia, kan du følge eksakt med i hvornår hvilke
planeter/ stjerner er synlige fra Århus.
Links & info herunder:
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Celestia is a free real-time space simulation that lets you experience our universe in three
dimensions. Unlike most planetarium software, Celestia doesn't confine you to the surface of
the Earth. You can travel throughout the solar system, to any of over 100,000 (< 2.000.000)
stars, or even beyond the galaxy. All travel in Celestia is seamless; the exponential zoom
feature lets you explore space across a huge range of scales, from galaxy clusters down to
spacecraft only a few meters across. A 'point-and-goto' interface makes it simple to navigate
through the universe to the object you want to visit.
Introduction to Celestia:
Many of us have looked up at the stars on a dark night and wondered what it would be like to
launch ourselves into space and soar among the stars. What do the astronauts of the space
shuttle really see when they look down upon our beautiful Earth turning slowly below? What
wonders might we encounter if we could really visit Saturn and journey right through its rings?
What might they actually look like up close? If you have ever wondered about these things and
would like to find out the answers, we of the Celestia community are happy to introduceyou to
Celestia!
Celestia is a free real-time space simulation that lets you visually experience our universe in
three dimensions.
Celestia was the initial inspiration and creation of Mr. Chris Laurel, a Seattle, WA computer
programmer who in 2001, decided to write a free software program to be made available to
everyone on the internet that would place you in control of a virtual reality world of the
solar system. His vision and dedication gave birth to a program that is unlike any other
planetarium program in existence. Celestia doesn't confine you to the surface of the Earth
asmany other programs do. Instead, Chris created a capability to travel throughout the solar
system and anywhere else in space, at any speed and in any direction you choose. If you wish,
you can fly via your own ?hyperdrive? spacecraft to visit stars circling the center of the
Milky Way beyond the confines of our Sun. You can even travel completely out of the Milky Way
galaxy and view it from far space.
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Hovedside:
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
Bla med FAQ, Forum, Galleri, Add-on's med flere
Manual 1 mb
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/docs/userguide-1.1a.pdf
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/docs/CelestiaUsersGuide-1.3.1.doc
Prereleases etc.
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/files/
Selden's list, Add-On?s
http://www.lns.cornell.edu/~seb/celestia/
http://www.lns.cornell.edu/~seb/celestia/#2.2
http://www.mikecelestia.bravehost.com/real.htm
Over 2,000,000 stars from the Tycho & Hipparcos catalogues
(Standard Celestia contains approx 100.000 stars):
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/celestia.stars/index.html
Celestia lessonplan:
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/lesson/celestia-lesson.zip
Et ret flot galleri:
http://www.shatters.net/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=jacks_celestia
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Best regards
Lars