M33 + other spacial bodies WAY out there...

[PrinceScamp]

WHat are they? I am wondering as I can't get close to them. I know one of them is a dust cloud of some kind...
Oh, and it's a great program.

[hank]

WHat are they? I am wondering as I can't get close to them. I know one of them is a dust cloud of some kind...
Oh, and it's a great program.

M33 is a galaxy. It's a very large collection of stars, distributed in a thin disc, with a slightly thicker core, and the brighter stars forming spiral arms. It's much like our own Milky Way galaxy. From a distance, you can't see the individual stars, just the glow of their combined starlight. Similarly the Milky Way as seen from Earth is just a glow, except for the very nearest stars, which we can see individually.

- Hank

[PrinceScamp]

Ahhh, also wondering what two bookmarkable places are farthest apart but you can go back and forth and goe throufgh the most stars? Kind of like the windows screensaver.

[hank]

Ahhh, also wondering what two bookmarkable places are farthest apart but you can go back and forth and goe throufgh the most stars? Kind of like the windows screensaver.

Here's a quick .celx script to tour the stars at random:

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obs = celestia:getobserver()
stars = celestia:getstarcount()
for i = 1,stars do
  j = math.random(stars)
  obj = celestia:getstar(j)
  obs:goto(obj,20)
  while obs:travelling() do wait(0.5) end
  celestia:flash("Welcome to "..obj:name(),2)
  end


- Hank

[PrinceScamp]

And how do I use it? I am a scripting illiterate.
EDIT: Just saw the thread. Still have no idea.

[hank]

And how do I use it? I am a scripting illiterate.
EDIT: Just saw the thread. Still have no idea.

Just cut and paste the script code into a text file with a ".celx" file type. Then double-click on the file to launch Celestia and it will run the script.

- Hank

[PrinceScamp]

As in I create a new text file? And put it where?

[hank]

As in I create a new text file? And put it where?

Yes, create a new text file and paste the script code into it. It shouldn't matter where you put it.

- Hank

[PrinceScamp]

THanks!