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If I understand my astronomy correctly, ... the "clouds" we see here from Earth that comprise the Milky Way galaxy are not gaseous material but are indeed millions of "stars" that, over the great distance, look like clouds. If that is true, than can a program such as Celestia ever incorporate all of...

Can a macro be incorporated into Celestia to "start" with specific user settings?

For instance, Celestia currently starts with the moon Io, windowed screen, and low resolution. Can something be changed, for example, to start with Earth, with a 1280x1024x32, FOV=70, etc.?

Thanks!

Thank you everyone for your comments, ...

Is there a specific "add-on" link that would be best recommended for Nebulae and Star Clusters?

To begin with, ... Great Job to all who developed Celestia! I have often dreamt of an astronomy program that provides a realistic, 3-dimensional representation of our own galaxy, ... and the ability to travel within it! I was so impressed, that the very next day after I downloaded Celestia, I brough...