Internet 3D Star Map for Chrome Browser

[HazMatt]

This is pretty neat. It is a effective way of demonstrating how immense our galaxy is.
Nothing to download or install (unless you don't have Chrome). Works with the Google Chrome Browser only.

http://workshop.chromeexperiments.c..._source=pulsenews:thinking&buffer_share=c8699

 

[orb]

Works with the Google Chrome Browser only.

Works with the Mozilla Firefox Web Browser for me. Nothing to download or install, either. WebGL isn't Chrome specific feature.

 

[GeneralRipper]

Pretty neat. Celestia is more comprehensive though.

 

[HazMatt]

Works with the Mozilla Firefox Web Browser for me. Nothing to download or install, either. WebGL isn't Chrome specific feature.

Ok, good to know.

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Pretty neat. Celestia is more comprehensive though.

Ok, good to know.

 

[BruceJohnJennerLawso]

Pretty neat. Celestia is more comprehensive though.

Celestia is... a little disappointing unless you have a really fast computer. Its a great program, but the controls are clunky, and its just so damn memory-hungry. I would honestly rather use Orbiter for most things that celestia can do :shrug:

 

[GeneralRipper]

Celestia is... a little disappointing unless you have a really fast computer. Its a great program, but the controls are clunky, and its just so damn memory-hungry. I would honestly rather use Orbiter for most things that celestia can do :shrug:

Yea, Celestia will definitely tax your computer, but it's the best program of its kind out there. I don't find the controls clunky at all. It's not meant to be a spaceflight/physics simulator, it's meant to be a high quality 3d planetarium and a virtual universe.

There isn't a lot of overlap between what Orbiter does and what Celestia does. They're both really great at what they do, but they don't do certain things.