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Added patch v.13.4

ChangeLog:

• Added XYZV-trajectories for all major heliocentric bodies (8 planets and 9 dwarf planets);
• Orcus, Quaoar, Gonggong and Sedna transferred to the class "dwarf planet";
• The estimated orbit of the Planet Nine has been updated.
• Added exclusive spacecrafts "BLITS", "Molniya-1" and "SiriusSat";
• Added almost all spacecrafts from the Soviet Salyut programme;
• Added "Spektr-RG";
• Returned shine for the Hubble's model;
• Added 35 real stars of the NGC 300;
• Updated categories of asteroids "Great Patriotic War" and "Confirming Planet 9";
• James Webb's trajectory has been extended until May 2024;
• Updated trajectory and size for comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein).

Wait, where did those proper names come from? Are they official?

Gurren Lagann wrote:Wait, where did those proper names come from? Are they official?

Of course. But the English Wikipedia slows down.

A total of 10 new names have been issued (see the section with moons announced in October 2019).
https://sites.google.com/carnegiescience.edu/sheppard/moons/saturnmoons

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Just in case, for those who doubt: in the HORIZONS system this names are already displayed. That's where I first got my information from.
But I must admit that I never found an official circular from the IAU.

Added XYZV-trajectories for fifteen Saturn's moons from Norse group in the date range from 04.10.1957 to 08.12.2099-03.01.2100.

Assigned proper names:
Saturn LVII - Gerd;
Saturn LVI - Skrymir;
Saturn LXV - Alvaldi;
Saturn LXIII - Thiazzi.

Decided to reinstall Celestia again for the first time in years. Have there been any new releases for this project this year and has the installation method changed? Thanks.

This is still the latest release. The next release has been delayed, mainly due to the addition of trajectories for every planet and moon in the Solar System.

Ah, okay thanks. I got a new PC 2 years ago that's far more powerful than my old one, and since I actually have admin rights, I could install normally with the batch files. I have yet to try it out but I got the highest quality textures so I'll provide an update when I can.

Can you also define trajectories in this case? It's been so long that I've largely forgotten most of the terms used around here.

SpaceFanatic64 wrote:Can you also define trajectories in this case? It's been so long that I've largely forgotten most of the terms used around here.

They are referring to the custom XYZV trajectories derived from JPL HORIZONS, which you can see on Art Blos's screenshots above

Ah, I see then.

Also, the program runs perfectly! I'm having no performance issues at all, and remember that this is being run with the highest quality textures. I can provide my specs if needed.

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Can someone help me out? I got a fresh install of Celestia with Celestia Origin installed, but I can't remember how to make asteroids and comets and such appear. Thanks.

EDIT: Nevermind, I forgot that ViDiBa was a thing. They show up now!

Click on "ViDiBa" near the top right, then select "All Asteroids" (at the top) and/or "All Comets" (scroll down).


Origin's Earth doesn't look so great now that I'm used to FarGetaNik's Earth...

I have one more question. How do I get 67P's moonlet to appear?

Set the date to between October 18-24 in 2015. It was a temporarily captured satellite.

Ok, thanks for being so cooperative. I've been slowly finding my way again with the program.

Added XYZV-trajectory for the Phoebe in the date range from 04.10.1957 to 08.12.2099.