Posts by John Van Vliet
Re: Earth
The workstation with the textures has a bad boot drive, i am waitting for parts .
- 22.08.2023, 16:56
- Forum: Bugs
- Topic: Bugs with textures
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4240
Re: Bugs with textures
if it has a ring then it might be a graphics issue , ie your 3d card/driver
or it might be a issue with your ssc file
but without more information it is near impossible to diagnose
or it might be a issue with your ssc file
but without more information it is near impossible to diagnose
- 09.08.2023, 20:19
- Forum: Celestia Users
- Topic: Pictures from Celestia
- Replies: 974
- Views: 476125
Re: Pictures from Celestia
two images of a mars like exo-planet
- 09.08.2023, 02:40
- Forum: Celestia Users
- Topic: Pictures from Celestia
- Replies: 974
- Views: 476125
re
just a ice world and a gasgiant
- 15.07.2023, 21:23
- Forum: Help Central
- Topic: Using DE441 ephemerides
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7353
Re: Using DE441 ephemerides
Apple is a BSD ( Berkley Software Distribution) type of operation system and as such is in the UNIX family
a " _" underscore is just fine
now Blank Spaces can cause problems sometimes
a " _" underscore is just fine
now Blank Spaces can cause problems sometimes
- 15.07.2023, 01:38
- Forum: Help Central
- Topic: Using DE441 ephemerides
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7353
Re: Using DE441 ephemerides
ReferencePoint "Earth_bary" "Sol" { Beginning "-13201 05 06 00:00:00.000" Ending "17191 03 15 00:00:00.000" OrbitFrame { EclipticJ2000 { Center "SSB"}} Visible true Clickable true SpiceOrbit { Kernel "de441.bsp" Target "3" Origin...
- 12.07.2023, 02:29
- Forum: Help Central
- Topic: Using DE441 ephemerides
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7353
Re: Using DE441 ephemerides
Error in .ssc file (line 170): parent body 'Earth_bary' of 'Earth' not found. odd error for the Earth , you did edit my ssc file to use the 441 kernel? de441 has the earth orbit i take it you are using the ssc file i put in that tutorial for mercury ,venus, and earth the 441 bsp file should work no...
- 11.07.2023, 12:28
- Forum: Help Central
- Topic: Using DE441 ephemerides
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7353
Re: Using DE441 ephemerides
Solarsystem.SPICE.ssc
dose not go in the data folder , it goes in "SpiceSolarSystem"
only the spice kernels go in " data"
you also need to make sure that the Apple version of Celestia is built with spice enabled
i do not use apple so i do not know if it is or not
dose not go in the data folder , it goes in "SpiceSolarSystem"
only the spice kernels go in " data"
you also need to make sure that the Apple version of Celestia is built with spice enabled
i do not use apple so i do not know if it is or not
- 08.07.2023, 16:30
- Forum: Add-on releases
- Topic: Euclid telescope
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2541
Re: Euclid telescope
BUG FIX
there was a bug that got through in the 3d mesh
this update fixes it
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A1cLq_SKrPYWBwjZSdMENxzJ0TEL57s3/view?usp=sharing
there was a bug that got through in the 3d mesh
this update fixes it
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A1cLq_SKrPYWBwjZSdMENxzJ0TEL57s3/view?usp=sharing
- 08.07.2023, 01:33
- Forum: Add-on releases
- Topic: Euclid telescope
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2541
Euclid telescope
This is a SPICE add on for the telescope
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- 09.04.2023, 03:31
- Forum: Utilities
- Topic: Basic Windows F-Tex Tools tutorial to make Virtual Textures
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6124
Re: Basic Windows F-Tex Tools tutorial to make Virtual Textures
if you use " G'Mic " to convert a tiff to raw , the terminal code has changed in the current release
Code: Select all
gmic 4k.Ariel.DEM.inpaint.16s.tiff -o 4k.Ariel.DEM.inpaint.16s.raw,int16
- 06.04.2023, 14:18
- Forum: Help Central
- Topic: How to fix issue with drop down menus
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2934
Re: How to fix issue with drop down menus
a few things would help
what exactly did you install ?
1.61 or 1.62 or from github?
also what Operating system is this ?
linux? apple ? windows ?
what exactly did you install ?
1.61 or 1.62 or from github?
also what Operating system is this ?
linux? apple ? windows ?
- 01.04.2023, 21:16
- Forum: Textures
- Topic: Grand Tour Venus
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4927
Re: Grand Tour Venus
Press the " i " button to turn on/off the clouds
- 18.03.2023, 21:55
- Forum: Textures
- Topic: Grand Tour Mars
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3421
Re: Grand Tour Mars
not quite the first but then again i only had the data up for about 2 weeks last year
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=22051
it took up a lot of space in my Google-drive
and i did NOT edit the seam in the south
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=22051
it took up a lot of space in my Google-drive
and i did NOT edit the seam in the south
- 11.03.2023, 21:50
- Forum: Add-on releases
- Topic: asteroid 2023 dw
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3178
asteroid 2023 dw
in Feb 2046 this asteroid will make a close approach to earth ( slight chance of a collision )
Here is a SPICE add on for it
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wvAP58BjAXSo23Yi_yUHlYs1FCDUdHDO/view?usp=sharing
Here is a SPICE add on for it
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wvAP58BjAXSo23Yi_yUHlYs1FCDUdHDO/view?usp=sharing
- 11.03.2023, 04:07
- Forum: Add-on releases
- Topic: C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3141
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) was in the news recently as being the brightest ( in the summer ) in a long time
so here is a SPICE add on for it
the zip file is here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-8ZHNJSgfAHeE1fQofM-wBGtKOEDUdVL/view?usp=sharing
so here is a SPICE add on for it
the zip file is here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-8ZHNJSgfAHeE1fQofM-wBGtKOEDUdVL/view?usp=sharing
- 05.02.2023, 00:37
- Forum: Add-on releases
- Topic: Comet 96 P
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4020
Comet 96 P
here is a SPICE add on for the sun grazer Comet 96P Machholz
and the zip file
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s7nZPGFloGwG6cdSXP9JDefmWc3qDjp-/view?usp=sharing
and the zip file
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s7nZPGFloGwG6cdSXP9JDefmWc3qDjp-/view?usp=sharing
- 30.01.2023, 15:32
- Forum: Add-on releases
- Topic: Comet C/2022 E3 ztf
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2937
Re: Comet C/2022 E3 ztf
hit " enter " then type in " c_2023" and hit the " tab" button , then the " enter" button then the " g"
- 28.01.2023, 21:30
- Forum: Textures
- Topic: A Mars like exo-planet
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4028
A Mars like exo-planet
just having some fun on a day off
a set of 4k textures , albedo map , normal map , and a cloud map
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EhhQMmI7l7lauVCiAYMpfEiBNUO2Pkgj/view?usp=sharing
a set of 4k textures , albedo map , normal map , and a cloud map
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EhhQMmI7l7lauVCiAYMpfEiBNUO2Pkgj/view?usp=sharing
- 27.01.2023, 03:07
- Forum: Add-on releases
- Topic: asteriod 2023 bu
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4033
asteriod 2023 bu
This is a SPICE add on for the near earth Asteroid 2023 BU
and the zip file -- 26.3 Meg
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v1T-M3T8wOpeSgE_v5U8lVZYSkHptZxa/view?usp=sharing
and the zip file -- 26.3 Meg
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v1T-M3T8wOpeSgE_v5U8lVZYSkHptZxa/view?usp=sharing