Complete feature list

Revision as of 08:33, 4 May 2006

A list of features and specifications of version 0.8.0 (to be completed, feel free to add or rearrange)

Observation

All stars from the Hipparcos catalogue

The planets of our solar system, and their natural satellites

All Messier objects

All NGC objects

Planet orbits

Cardinal points

Azimuthal grid

Equatorial grid

Ecliptica

Equator line

Meridian line

Moon scaling

Object trails

Asterisms

Constellation boundaries

Compensation for light travel time

Observation from another planet, and as solar system observator

Landscapes

Fisheye projection

"old_style" projection, i.e. a ground texture and a number of side textures

Spherical panorama projection

Viewing

Constellation art for the 88 Western constellations stemming from Greek mythology

Realistic atmosphere

Fog near the earth's surface

Star twinkling

Full screen or windowed mode

Perspective projection

Fisheye projection

Stereographic projection

Spherical mirror projection

Frame rate limiter

Gravity labels

Localization

Sky culture

Sky localization

Application localization