You know you're addicted to Celestia when...

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You know you're addicted to Celestia when...

Post #1by selden » 08.08.2008, 18:29

you try to rotate a picture with the right mouse button
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Re: You know you're addicted to Celestia when...

Post #2by BobHegwood » 08.08.2008, 18:40

:D
Or, you press ENTER to see if a particular location is listed on a photograph of the Moon. :roll:
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Re: You know you're addicted to Celestia when...

Post #3by Tech Sgt. Chen » 09.08.2008, 00:06

No matter how long you've been away, you always end up coming back for more. :wink:
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Re: You know you're addicted to Celestia when...

Post #4by LordFerret » 11.08.2008, 06:59

...you find yourself standing outside at night looking up at the stars, feeling frustrated free-flight mode doesn't work here. :roll: :lol:

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Re: You know you're addicted to Celestia when...

Post #5by John Van Vliet » 13.08.2008, 18:14

when you host your own Celestia web site
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Re: You know you're addicted to Celestia when...

Post #6by bdm » 15.08.2008, 03:49

... you freebase .CEL files.

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Re: You know you're addicted to Celestia when...

Post #7by rthorvald » 15.08.2008, 21:23

... Your monitor has burn-ins of the virtual sun...

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Re: You know you're addicted to Celestia when...

Post #8by PlutonianEmpire » 17.08.2008, 03:26

... when you dedicate a forum to it.

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Re: You know you're addicted to Celestia when...

Post #9by Chuft-Captain » 04.04.2009, 21:02

selden wrote:you try to rotate a picture with the right mouse button
I just tried to rotate this picture: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/image ... ageid=3277 with the right mouse button. :roll:
(This is not an un-common occurrence)

I think I'm addicted. :P
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Post #10by julesstoop » 05.04.2009, 04:08

I often press 'enter' when I want to invoke a Google search, and I regularly mix up Celestia controls with Google Earth controls (pressing the wrong mouse butto to rotate a body's surface).
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Re: You know you're addicted to Celestia when...

Post #11by Chuft-Captain » 05.04.2009, 06:11

... you don't need to heat the room in winter.

( the graphics card keeps the room at a pleasant 22degC )

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Re: You know you're addicted to Celestia when...

Post #12by Enio » 06.04.2009, 00:59

When you try to create a very well made add-on, so well made that you never finish it... In my case I'm remaking the entire solar system.

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Re: You know you're addicted to Celestia when...

Post #13by Reiko » 06.04.2009, 01:37

When you dream about it at night.

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Re: You know you're addicted to Celestia when...

Post #14by asteroid » 06.04.2009, 15:08

You look up at the clock after playing with some tour and model plugins and find it's 3:38 a.m.

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Re: You know you're addicted to Celestia when...

Post #15by LordFerret » 06.04.2009, 15:48

...when you post more than once in this thread. :lol:


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