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Short: Images of sky from any planet or comet.
Uploader: pak@star.sr.bham.ac.uk (Peter Knight)
Author: pak@star.sr.bham.ac.uk (Peter Knight)
Type: misc/sci
Version: 2.1
Replaces: misc/sci/VWorld*
Description
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This is VWorlds v2.1 (28/4/96), an update to v2.0 with the addition of
a planetarium mode showing objects above the horizon, and several other
significant improvements.
Main features
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o Accurate numerical ephemeris giving planetary/lunar/solar positions to an
accuracy of a few seconds of arc.
o Realistic rendering of all major solar system bodies (Sun, Moon, planets,
selected comets & satellites). The solar system can be viewed from a point on
any of these objects, not just the Earth.
o Texture-mapped images of the Earth, Moon and Mars when viewed from another
body, with shading of night/twilight zones.
o Scalable projected map of the world showing shaded night/twilight zones,
position of observer and location of Moon's umbra and penumbra during solar
eclipses.
o Maps of Moon and Mars showing longitude of central meridian.
o Orrery, showing positions and orbits of planets and comets from any point
with respect to the Sun.
o Customizable comet database. The position of all the comets entered into the
database is calculated and their position displayed (includes comets
Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp).
o Plotting of all stars down to magnitude 7.0 from the SAO catalogue, with
proper motion information.
o Accurate prediction of 'special events'---solar/lunar eclipse, full/new moon,
Mercury/Venus conjunction, Mars opposition and lunar occultation.
o Shading of Milky Way region.
o Constellation outlines and names.
o Overlaid annotated grids (horizon, equatorial and ecliptic coordinate
systems).
o Selectable viewport orientation (horizon, equatorial or ecliptic systems).
o Shading of sky region below horizon.
o Continuous update and accelerated time modes for animations.
o Easy to use GadTools interface.
o It's Public Domain. You get a fully-functioning program!
Requires an Amiga computer with...
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o 256 colour intuition screen (some gfx cards may work, but there are known
problems with CyberGfx).
o at least 3.5 Mb free RAM (1 Mb chip / 2.5 Mb fast).
o WB 3.0 (or better).
o 68020 (or better).
o Hard disk drive with at least 2 Mb free space.
Recommended
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o Floating point unit.
o Multiscan monitor.