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Hello, (I think this thread is the best place to ask) I made a first animation with Celestia to explain Phobos closest-ever Fly-By on March 3rd, 2010 by Mars Express. I'm wondering weither Celestia v.1.6.0 includes the updated shape and texture or if ESA/DLR has just released a new reference (here b...

Yes it should work. I only had a quick look on the csv format : after replacing comas by spaces it "should" work, sure, but (further example of non-maturity) the documentation does not tell the reference plane! (or I did not find...). I'd like to help, but help me help them! Actually I con...

Thank you again for providing the link to STA, a very interesting tool indeed! I tested it: very good potential, unfortunately many bugs (most not reported) and unconsistant documentation on many "little" points. It's surprising because the project was started 4 years ago with strong partn...

Then the problem of having custom orbits is solved! I don't want to hijack this topic furthermore it's ok, no hijack at all. I'm interested too in STA : I still don't understand how it works exactly and what it is about (only plotting trajectories on a map?). Regarding the link I've indicated [ her...

A converter tool does exist as an Orbiter Add-on: "Orb2Cel MFD v.2" by brianj.
It is still not perfect but it's a good starting point.

I tested it and I have written a detailed review.
Find this add-on and join the discussion there : [Orbiter-Forum topic]

This step-by-step "export" procedure to Celestia is still a bit complicated manually, and it can surely be simplified and improved. At least I tested it: 1°) Create your own trajectory in Orbiter with the "Recorder" (Ctrl-F5), say a trip from Earth to Mars 2°) Your trajectory is ...

Hello ! Is there anybody ready to write an "Import Function" of Orbiter Spaceflight Simulator trajectories into Celestia? It doesn't seem that the topic exists yet, so I am creating the topic and I provide here a step-by-step procedure that I tested first. But I don't know how to program i...

herryjohn wrote:hope a better article

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would prefer a better comment... or no comment

oh, very nice... I'd even say "very cute": I saw the video so far and I now want to test the add-on!
this is an emotional add-on as a piece of reconstruction of Space exploration. Merci beaucoup!

Hello everybody! My new (and first) Celestia add-on has been published on Celestia Motherlode here ⋅ "Chandor Chasma 3D" in the section Mars Surfaces ⋅ Summary: Accurate 3D Terrain on Mars (located in Valles Marineris) ⋅ Description: Demonstrator for 3D Terrai...