Celestia or Orbiter?

stee · Post #1by **stee** » 13.01.2003, 17:32

Which is best??

Rassilon · Post #2by **Rassilon** » 13.01.2003, 18:30

both and neither...you decide...

DavidR · Post #3by **DavidR** » 13.01.2003, 18:31

It not really the same thing.

Celestia is a realistic 3D star map. Orbiter is more like a game, your are the pilot of a shuttle and you travel with it.

billybob884 · Post #4by **billybob884** » 13.01.2003, 23:12

celestia is, orbiter is a little hard to get used to control wise

Dave · Post #5by **Dave** » 14.01.2003, 02:30

Well they are two entirely different things. Celestia is more of a planetarium type of program and used strictly for observing starts and planetary motion.

Orbiter simulates orbital mechanics. It is a "game" but also a simulator as well since it properly models gravity of bodies and the real physics required to move around the bodies. You can fly various space craft in different situations (some real, some fictional). But it all uses real physics.

So it really depends on what you are looking for and whether it is better for you.

alegator · Post #6by **alegator** » 19.01.2003, 11:59

can anyone tell me where to download Orbiter from? Thanks.