How to fix the polar axis?

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arbitalius
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How to fix the polar axis?

Post #1by arbitalius » 29.12.2022, 17:53

Hello. Sorry if these questions are already answered, I couldn't find them. Thanks in advance for your reply! =)
1. Is it possible and how to fix the polar axis during the rotation of the planets? (North is always up as in Google Earth)
2. Is it possible and where to download all currently known small bodies of the solar system?
Thank you :smile:

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Post #2by TheLostProbe » 30.12.2022, 01:30

arbitalius wrote:1. Is it possible and how to fix the polar axis during the rotation of the planets? (North is always up as in Google Earth)
this doesnt make any sense. north is oriented north by default. i dont understand how it could possibly be oriented any other way unless you messed with the files
arbitalius wrote:2. Is it possible and where to download all currently known small bodies of the solar system?
Asteroid and NEO addons on celestia.mobi
Comet addons on celestia.mobi
Trans-Neptunian Objects on celestia.mobi
Gurren's Minor Planet Catalogue (MPC) addon (INCLUDES ROUGHLY 1 MILLION OBJECTS, NOT RECOMMENDED FOR LOW-POWER SYSTEMS. TURN OFF ASTEROID ORBITS)

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Post #3by arbitalius » 30.12.2022, 14:06

When moving towards a feature, north is indeed up. But when the object is rotated (with the right mouse button), the polar axis collapses. Didn't do anything with the files, clean install without add-ons. It was in all versions.
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Post #4by TheLostProbe » 30.12.2022, 14:58

"collapses"? what? it would be more helpful if you included a video or screenshot because i dont understand this at all :help:
"Carbon stars with ancient satellites colonized by sentient fungi. Gas giants inhabited by vast meteorological intelligences. Worlds stretched thin across the membranes where the dimensions intersect... impossible to describe with our limited vocabulary."
- Dr. Wallace Breen


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