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New Celestia site

Post #1by chris » 14.02.2005, 21:18

The Celestia web site on shatters.net is back, and it now has a much improved layout by Runar Thorvaldsen.

http://www.celestiaproject.net/celestia/

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Post #2by ElChristou » 14.02.2005, 21:24

Great! As a newbie I never been there (was down)... so I go right now :D


.... (5 minutes later)....


Bravo! F?©licitations... We are in the spirit of Celestia, simple, clear, great.
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Post #3by Evil Dr Ganymede » 14.02.2005, 21:55

So THAT'S what you've been busy with.... :)

Looks great! Nice work!
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Post #4by chris » 14.02.2005, 22:00

Evil Dr Ganymede wrote:So THAT'S what you've been busy with.... :)

Looks great! Nice work!


Kudos should go to Runar--he's the one who did the majority of the work on this.

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Post #5by Cham » 14.02.2005, 22:04

Yes, I like it too. Beautifull, nice job !

I'm not really sure about the old style map as background, however. It gives an "old" feel. I prefer a pure, clean and modern look and feel, but this is just a matter of personal taste.
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Post #6by Brendan » 14.02.2005, 22:09

It's beautiful. :o 8)
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Post #7by Harry » 15.02.2005, 00:53

Great! I already was somewhat worried about the state of the Celestia homepage, but this makes up for the long wait. And the combination of the old map and modern technology IMHO fits pretty well for an astronomy related website.

Thanks Runar!

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Post #8by jgrillo2002 » 15.02.2005, 02:55

Brendan wrote:It's beautiful. :o 8)

Thats what I was going to say. great job you two.
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Post #9by Evil Dr Ganymede » 15.02.2005, 03:13

Is that the default hubble model in the picture on the homepage? Looks very nifty :)
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Post #10by Cham » 15.02.2005, 03:18

Evil Dr Ganymede wrote:Is that the default hubble model in the picture on the homepage? Looks very nifty :)


I don't think so. I'm sure it is Jestr's model (HUGE one).
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Post #11by PlutonianEmpire » 15.02.2005, 03:35

I like the new style! :)

Although, I do kinda miss the old one... :-\
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Post #12by dirkpitt » 15.02.2005, 05:46

This brighter design definitely works better for me. More screenshots might make the site even better
(plus accompanying cel urls). Celestia is all about the pretty screenshots. :D

OT, but I was looking at the Hubble on the front page and thinking, gee, NASA kills the Hubble in real life
but at least it will live on inside Celestia...
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Post #13by Adirondack » 15.02.2005, 12:57

I just can say "Well done"!
Thanks to Runar.

Probably everybody wants Runar to design their sites too... :lol:

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Post #14by Bob Hegwood » 15.02.2005, 13:05

Absolutely beautiful... Especially compared to the old site. :wink:

What an extremely talented group of people exist on this forum. I'm
constantly surprised and amazed as Celestia (and its friends' add-ons)
continue to evolve.

Thanks very much for the improvements Runar.

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Post #15by rthorvald » 15.02.2005, 13:14

Cham wrote:
Evil Dr Ganymede wrote:Is that the default hubble
I don't think so. I'm sure it is Jestr's model


It is Jestr??s. In my opinion the richest, most beatuifully crafted model we have for Celestia... Have you guys seen the amount of detail in it? Too bad i couldn??t use the screenshot full-size...

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Post #16by bh » 15.02.2005, 14:48

Great job on this...I wish I could get my head around css...oh well!

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Post #17by Jeam Tag » 15.02.2005, 15:26

Very elegant, sober and practical interface, thank you Chris and Runar for this new ornament for the Celestia site! I am occupied by my work in this moment, but one will need that I make a true site for my catalogue, really... Jeam
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Post #18by Slalomsk8er » 15.02.2005, 16:09

Looks great 8O
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Post #19by jdou » 15.02.2005, 19:53

It's very impressive 8O
I like the background picture.

Thanks for this great job.

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Post #20by RND » 15.02.2005, 20:33

Loving the new site. Much improved.
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