Re: (SNES) Flying about in Nearby Interstellar Space Simulation

["Steve Brandt" <stevebrandt@mediaone.net>]

Hi Les,

The 3D journey through the Milky Way you've been able to construct using
SkyChart III sounds particularly intriguing in light of the discussion we
had on the structure of the galaxy at last Friday night's astronomy class at
FDO.  Will you be able to show us this SkyChart III simulation at FDO this
Friday?

Clear skies,
Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Les Coleman" <colemans@riconnect.com>
To: "Doug Stewart" <albireo54@aol.com>; "Art Guarino" <arthurg@outdrs.net>;
"Dave Etris" <d.etris@att.net>; "Tom Doyle" <DoyleSails@aol.com>; "Joe
Hartley" <jh@brainiac.com>; "Marcie Taylor" <marcie1948@home.com>; "Sarah
Nelson" <mjjjnelson@aol.com>; "Ernest R. Evans" <pilotstar@mindspring.com>;
"Steve Brandt" <stevebrandt@mediaone.net>; "SNE Gazers"
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Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 12:24 PM
Subject: (SNES) Flying about in Nearby Interstellar Space Simulation


> Hi Folks
>
> I've spent the entire morning entranced with a feature of SkyChart III.
> Using a canned scenary ("Journey to the Solar System") as a starting
> point, I was able to "fly" at will through the section of the Milky Way
> Galaxy in three dimensions. The stars for which we have an accurate
> Hyparcose distance were selected. Placing the Sun at the center, I could
> move in or out , up, down and left and right seeing all our familiar
> stars in 3D. I looked at Orion in 3D, plunging into the belt stars, then
> I went over to Leo, Coma Bernices and Virgo. I raced towards the center
> of the Galaxy in Sagitarius.
>
> I tried to make an animated GIF but the sense of 3D with the "star trek"
> like stars whizzing past just did not come though.
>
> Advanced planetarium programs such as SkyChart III are literally a whole
> new way to do planetarium projections. The very first planetaria were
> painted ceilings. Then came the bug headed planetarium projectors which
> showed a view from Earth, but true 3D is incredible when the "stars" are
> not some artist's imagination but actual true distance stars.
>
> Boy, am I psyched!
>
> Les
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