Solar Eclipse in Celestia is unreal
Posted: 17.06.2003, 22:53
Hello! Thank you for such cool program program as Celestia.
Usually, during Total Solar Eclipse when the Moon hides the Sun, the territory where the shadow of the Moon falls, for 2-3 minutes night comes, i.e. all around becomes dark as late at night. And also the horizon is painted in bright-red color, as if there is a sunset (far places where the eclipse has not transformed territory into a gloom). Really very beautiful phenomenon (observed on August 11, 1999). I hoped, that in Celestia all that will take into account. But when I simulated a solar eclipse, came closer as it possible (about 30-50 m) to the surface of the Earth, result of the eclipse was that the dark side of the Moon has eclipsed the Sun was simple, but around everything light so as if there is no eclipses at all
Is it impossible to simulate a realistic solar eclipse in Celestia?
Usually, during Total Solar Eclipse when the Moon hides the Sun, the territory where the shadow of the Moon falls, for 2-3 minutes night comes, i.e. all around becomes dark as late at night. And also the horizon is painted in bright-red color, as if there is a sunset (far places where the eclipse has not transformed territory into a gloom). Really very beautiful phenomenon (observed on August 11, 1999). I hoped, that in Celestia all that will take into account. But when I simulated a solar eclipse, came closer as it possible (about 30-50 m) to the surface of the Earth, result of the eclipse was that the dark side of the Moon has eclipsed the Sun was simple, but around everything light so as if there is no eclipses at all
Is it impossible to simulate a realistic solar eclipse in Celestia?
