Comments on: Two New Ways to Explore the Virtual Universe, in Vivid 3-D http://www.cvc.edu/faculty/news/posts/two-new-ways-to-explore-the-virtual-universe-in-vivid-3-d Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:47:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: David Hammond http://www.cvc.edu/faculty/news/posts/two-new-ways-to-explore-the-virtual-universe-in-vivid-3-d#comment-909 David Hammond Tue, 13 May 2008 18:36:26 +0000 http://www.cvc.edu/faculty/news/posts/two-new-ways-to-explore-the-virtual-universe-in-vivid-3-d#comment-909 <a href="http://shatters.net/celestia/" rel="nofollow">Celestia</a>, a free and open source program for Windows, Mac, and Linux, has provided these capabilities for years. It allows you to fly around the Universe, watch and get information about planets, stars, moons, asteroids, and even man-made satellites. You can see their locations in real time or you can speed it up and watch their orbits. You can even save screenshots and videos to share with your friends. Celestia was first released in 2001 and is still developed by an open source group. NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have used it in their educational and outreach programs. Celestia, a free and open source program for Windows, Mac, and Linux, has provided these capabilities for years. It allows you to fly around the Universe, watch and get information about planets, stars, moons, asteroids, and even man-made satellites. You can see their locations in real time or you can speed it up and watch their orbits. You can even save screenshots and videos to share with your friends.

Celestia was first released in 2001 and is still developed by an open source group. NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have used it in their educational and outreach programs.

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