Orbicle Generator - Not scientific

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Orbicle Generator - Not scientific

Post #1by Dark Hunter1357 » 14.12.2008, 11:53

This is a program which makes Orbicle Star Formations in celestia, or at least that how i call them. To be more understandable, here are same screen shots:
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The next images are taken, after i set the stars to disk mode(they look like disks):
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This image shows the orbits which are generated:
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A small FAQ:
Q: What is the Orbcle Effect?
A: A group of stars, which orbit around a barycenter, in a specific order and have different colors in a specific order.
Q: What file/s does it creates?
A: One .stc file, where the hole code is.

This is the program it self(i used these setting to make the above effect):
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RA, Dec, Distance - position of Orbicle
N of Layers - Adds stars to increase the size of the Orbicle effect.
Space b/w Layers - Adds space between the stars to increase the size of the Orbicle Effect.
Name - name of the Barycenter and each star name will be: "name of Barycenter NUMBER(0,1,2,3,...)"
Star Number - each star has its number in Celestia, for example Sols number is 0. Here you must type the newest star number + 1, or it will bug in Celestia.

This is a movie demonstration of the effect, viewed from a specific angle:
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Be careful, because i accidentally typed 30 000 in the N of Layers and had to restart my computer after that :D

And no, it doesn't have any viruses! :!: :!: :!:

I'm not sure i was clear about the info on the program, so just ask.

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Re: Orbicle Generator - Not scientific

Post #2by Reiko » 14.12.2008, 12:42

That's pretty neat! The effect looks kind of like the ship of light from Battlestar Galactica. :D

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Re: Orbicle Generator - Not scientific

Post #3by Dark Hunter1357 » 15.12.2008, 13:26

Reiko wrote:That's pretty neat! The effect looks kind of like the ship of light from Battlestar Galactica. :D
Thank you!


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