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- Short: Images of sky from any planet or comet.
- Author: pak@star.sr.bham.ac.uk (Peter Knight)
- Uploader: pak@star.sr.bham.ac.uk (Peter Knight)
- Version: 2.0
- Type: misc/sci
- Replaces: misc/sci/VWorlds*
-
- Description
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- This is VirtualWorlds v2.0 (11/4/96), an update to v1.2 with new planet
- texture maps (Earth, Moon and Mars), additional Moon/Mars map modes, and
- several other 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.
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- o Constellation outlines and names.
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- o Overlaid annotated grids (horizon, equatorial and ecliptic coordinate
- systems).
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- 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 AGA graphics.
-
- o at least 4 Mb free RAM (1.5 chip / 2.5 fast)
-
- o WB 3.0 (or better).
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- o 68020 (or better).
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- o Hard disk drive with at least 2 Mb free space.
-
- Recommended
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- o Floating point unit.
-
- o Multiscan monitor.
-
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- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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- 1922 944 50.8% 21-Apr-96 23:59:56 VirtualWorlds2.0.info
- 556 351 36.8% 21-Apr-96 23:57:24 +comet.dat
- 103568 84783 18.1% 21-Apr-96 23:57:30 +earth.map
- 2496 968 61.2% 24-Apr-96 14:22:26 +Install
- 763 391 48.7% 21-Apr-96 23:59:56 +Install.info
- 95892 68980 28.0% 05-Apr-96 18:50:42 +map.dat
- 127018 118705 6.5% 21-Apr-96 23:57:44 +mars.map
- 2834 2728 3.7% 05-Apr-96 18:50:40 +messier.dat
- 100754 87453 13.2% 21-Apr-96 23:57:52 +moon.map
- 2934 2934 0.0% 05-Apr-96 18:50:42 +mw.dat
- 15552 15149 2.5% 05-Apr-96 18:50:42 +orrery.dat
- 2395 1212 49.3% 21-Apr-96 23:58:00 +ReadMe.doc
- 835 281 66.3% 21-Apr-96 23:59:56 +ReadMe.doc.info
- 3288 2027 38.3% 05-Apr-96 18:50:42 +shape.dat
- 539410 483990 10.2% 05-Apr-96 18:50:44 +stars.dat
- 291524 127518 56.2% 24-Apr-96 14:51:38 +VirtualWorlds
- 27711 10083 63.6% 24-Apr-96 14:23:06 +VirtualWorlds.guide
- 840 283 66.3% 21-Apr-96 23:59:56 +VirtualWorlds.guide.info
- 1844 669 63.7% 21-Apr-96 23:59:56 +VirtualWorlds.info
- 225324 107904 52.1% 24-Apr-96 14:51:18 +VirtualWorlds_881
- 1844 667 63.8% 21-Apr-96 23:59:56 +VirtualWorlds_881.info
- 286 241 15.7% 24-Apr-96 14:23:28 +vw.config
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- 1549590 1118261 27.8% 27-Apr-96 01:23:16 22 files
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