Celestial Phenomena: Other Mutual Events

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Celestial Phenomena: Other Mutual Events

Post #1by Calculus » 12.02.2003, 17:22

A while ago I made a snapshot compilation of the best Galilean mutual events for the period 2002-2003. I did the same for the Saturnian Mutual Events for the period 1995-1996.
Have a look:
http://ennui.shatters.net/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Calculus&id=12_Saturnian_Mutual_Events_1995_1996_V2
---Paul
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http://www.celestiaproject.net/gallery/view_al ... e=Calculus

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Celestial Phenomena: Other Mutual Events

Post #2by chris » 12.02.2003, 17:45

Calculus wrote:A while ago I made a snapshot compilation of the best Galilean mutual events for the period 2002-2003. I did the same for the Saturnian Mutual Events for the period 1995-1996.
Have a look:
http://ennui.shatters.net/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Calculus&id=12_Saturnian_Mutual_Events_1995_1996_V2

So how reliable did you find Celestia's positioning of the Saturnian moons? Also, what source did you use to look up the times of the events?

--Chris

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Post #3by Calculus » 12.02.2003, 18:19

chris wrote:
Calculus wrote:A while ago I made a snapshot compilation of the best Galilean mutual events for the period 2002-2003. I did the same for the Saturnian Mutual Events for the period 1995-1996.
Have a look:
http://ennui.shatters.net/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Calculus&id=12_Saturnian_Mutual_Events_1995_1996_V2
So how reliable did you find Celestia's positioning of the Saturnian moons? Also, what source did you use to look up the times of the events?

--Chris


Celestia is now very good in positioning the saturnian moons (beside the light time delay). My source is the accurate BDL (Bureau Des Longidutes) in Paris,France: http://www.bdl.fr/ or http://www.imcce.fr/
---Paul

My Gallery of Celestial Phenomena:

http://www.celestiaproject.net/gallery/view_al ... e=Calculus

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Post #4by selden » 12.02.2003, 19:11

Except for Phoebe, which is 180 degrees off :( -- just like the Uranian moons?
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Post #5by chris » 12.02.2003, 20:03

selden wrote:Except for Phoebe, which is 180 degrees off :( -- just like the Uranian moons?

I fixed the Uranian moons for 1.2.6 . . . I haven't touched Phoebe yet however.

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Post #6by selden » 12.02.2003, 20:11

With the major new features (esp. multiview) maybe it should be v1.3?
usually upping a minor version number just indicates a bug fix release...

This makes me wonder what it'd take for a release of Celestia to be called v2!
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