Posts by ziggy
- 01.06.2003, 12:28
- Forum: Celestia Users
- Topic: Star of Bethlehem?
- Replies: 20
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Star of Bethlehem?
Hello All, I've been reading about a theory that the Star of Bethlehem was a conjunction of Mercury and Venus, 25/12/7bc, it seems that this was one of a series of conjunctions that occur in a 480year cycle,and seem to coincide with other Biblical events,such as the founding of the Temple of Solomon...
- 29.05.2003, 19:00
- Forum: Add-on development
- Topic: List of Popular Celestia Add-ons, For new users.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14198
Re: List of Popular Celestia Add-ons, For new users.
A repository of add ons would be handy, would it be completely open to all offerings? Should there be a recommendation to meet some standard specifications, eg readmes etc. to ensure that the non- computer programmers amongst us don't get in a tangle. Or, would it be 'caveat emptor'(except you dont ...
- 17.05.2003, 23:54
- Forum: Celestia Users
- Topic: Annular Solar Eclipse 31.5.03 Northern regions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2199
Annular Solar Eclipse 31.5.03 Northern regions
Hello everyone.I'm looking forward to seeing an annular eclipse here in Scotland, weather permitting of course. What's a good way to see this in Celestia? Thank- you wise ones, for your brilliant models ,textures etc. I' m at early days yet, pleased with myself if a little notepad edit works ok. I'v...
- 06.04.2003, 15:14
- Forum: Development
- Topic: blackholes
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5204
blackholes
There are many possible blackhole configurations, some contrary to popular imagining eg in a supermassive(galactic) blackhole it could have reached the required mass to collapse with an average density roughly that of water, or less. Fascinating to attempt to portray one visually, as they are practi...