Comments on: Celestia 3D Space Simulation Software For Linux / Windows / OS X

By: Zhork IV

Zhork IV — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:43:38 +0000

Great program, I was going thru the galaxy last week when would you know it, the hyperspacial navigation system packed in. Bummer.
With the crew in DeepSleep(rtm) and only a Readers Digest Atlas (Tourist Edition) to hand I was totally lost. Downloading this enabled me to find my way back to the HomeWorld with no problem. In fact we are so impressed with the quality of this program that we are going to invade and conquer your planet next week.., on Wednesday, at around 16:00 hrs gmt…, give or take…, you know what traffic is like at that time.
If it gets too late we’ll arrive early on Thursday.
Cheers,
Emperor Zhork IV

By: linux space programs are great

linux space programs are great — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:45:02 +0000

I found stellarium about 2 months ago. It is amazing. It helped me determine when I could take a photo of Jupiter. I was easily able to identify it in the sky and take a picture. In my photo (with 450mm lens) I could see Jupiter’s 4 moons — awesome. I can’t wait to try Celestia, and also show it to my daughters, with whom I’m trying to generate space interest. Thanks for the article.

By: Javier

Javier — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:30:05 +0000

Emulador Espacial

By: SA

SA — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:01:51 +0000

Thank you for the post! I was not even aware that Celestia even existed. I have spent quite a bit of time using it and it’s very cool. Just another example of the power of open source software.

By: portal development

portal development — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:33:40 +0000

great posting… it was new a information for me. thanks

By: Vivek Gite

Vivek Gite — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:30:47 +0000

@Solaris, stellarium is real-time photo-realistic sky generator. It may come handy for some projects.

By: Vivek Gite

Vivek Gite — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:29:52 +0000

@r4 kartes see “Further readings:” section. The first link is http://www.shatters.net/celestia/

By: Solaris

Solaris — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:51:42 +0000

Also check out Stellarium. Not for space but in the same category.

By: r4 kartes

r4 kartes — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:37:24 +0000

Nice simulation package. I have to keep shifting OS in my notebook for different projects as a developer. It works in Linux/Windows and OS X then it is very useful to me. Thanx for the information. Provide download link if possible.