Celestia v1.3.1pre6: no Moon orbit

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Celestia v1.3.1pre6: no Moon orbit

Post #1by selden » 08.07.2003, 17:05

(edited to specify the problem correctly)
At first I thought this was a more general problem with the new orbit code, but maybe not.

Problem: The orbit of the Earth's moon isn't drawn unless the Moon is selected.

solarsys.ssc's definition for the Moon has never included the line

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Class "moon"
Unfortunately, adding that line doesn't help.

Here's an example of the Moon's orbit not being shown even though
moon orbits are enabled.

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Post #2by granthutchison » 08.07.2003, 17:23

Selden:
I'm obviously being dim - but I can see the Moon's orbit in your screenshot. What is the problem you're having?

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Post #3by selden » 08.07.2003, 17:31

sigh.

if you can see it, and I can't, it's time for me to get a new crt here at work.
I hadn't realized it was quite that bad (it's cranked up all the way).
I can see orbits of planets and saturn's moons, though.
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Post #4by chris » 08.07.2003, 17:40

Apparently, I chose too dark a color for moon orbits. I'll pick something a bit brighter.

But Selden, you still need to replace that monitor! :)

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Post #5by abiogenesis » 08.07.2003, 18:49

Chris-

I'm glad that you did decide to use different colors for the orbits. I always thought they looked more interesting that way.

One thing I noticed, though, is that moon orbits will not show up if their parent planet is not selected, regardless of the orbit settings. In the code I submitted I had fixed this, though it may have been an inefficient solution. I am wondering if this is a feature that will be implemented in the future or if it has been cut.

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Post #6by Darkmiss » 08.07.2003, 20:34

I thought i was going crazy when i was viewing the screen shot
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