Orbits?

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chassa
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Orbits?

Post #1by chassa » 25.07.2006, 12:15

hello,
ive jus recently downloaded celestia and it appears that nothing is actually moving. now im not sure if i need an addon to make everything move, but if anyone has any information on y my planets are not rotating and orbiting, it would be much appreciated.

oh btw i havent got it on pause either :)

also, really great program, wish i found it earlier

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Post #2by selden » 25.07.2006, 12:18

Please specify the details of your hardware and software configuration.

Is the time advancing in the upper right corner of Celestia's window?
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Post #3by chassa » 25.07.2006, 12:37

yes the time is moving

im using a intel (R) pentium(R) D CPU 2.80 GHz 2.79GHz, 1.00 GB of ram

sry if that dosnt help, not much of a computer wiz
i jus like space :D

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Post #4by steffens » 25.07.2006, 13:05

Try to "speed up" time by pressing the "L" key several times. Use "K" to slow down again.

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Post #5by chassa » 25.07.2006, 13:15

oh yeh :roll:

stupid me
cheers m8

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Post #6by DonAVP » 26.07.2006, 03:13

You need to look over the Manual to get a handle on how things work. 8O Also if you look in the pulldown under help/controls you will see all of the keyboard short cuts that will make Celestia more managable. I suggest you memorize a few keyboard commands everyday. In no time at all you will be doing the whole thing without touching the mouse. This is the best way to get the most out of the program :) .

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