Quick add-on: Regulus system

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Quick add-on: Regulus system

Post #1by ajtribick » 17.01.2009, 12:57

Small add-on for Regulus. It makes the Regulus Aa star oblate and gives it a texture to represent equatorial darkening, and adds the spectroscopic companion Regulus Ab as a hot white dwarf star. The distant companions Regulus B and Regulus C are also included.

References:
SIMBAD
McAlister et al. (2005), ApJ 628, 439
Gies et al. (2008), ApJ 682, L117

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Re: Quick add-on: Regulus system

Post #2by BobHegwood » 18.01.2009, 00:59

Just wanted to say thanks for that... :wink:
I appreciate even the smallest add-ons. Dunno why, but probably has
something to do with the fact that I have no life. :lol:
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Re: Quick add-on: Regulus system

Post #3by ajtribick » 18.01.2009, 12:28

Personally, I prefer doing data-driven (e.g. CHARM2 and the exoplanet textures, both of which are now incorporated into Celestia) and small-scale add-ons. At least they have the advantage of not being too much of a burden on everyone's bandwidth!

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Re: Quick add-on: Regulus system

Post #4by BobHegwood » 18.01.2009, 14:33

Well, the Regulus add-on demonstrates an interesting property of the
star system which one does not normally think about. Or, at least *I*
don't normally think about. :wink:

Thanks again, Brain-Dead
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