Virtual Celestial Globe web page
The celestial world is in your hand!
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A simple java 3d virtual celestial globe.
Rotate the globe, magnify it, select the level of detail to show stars and constellations.
Source code available to everyone to modify it. Star catalogue from Wikipedia.
Available plain text star catalogue.
Total stars number now reaches 1038.
Using Phong shading. No OpenGL.
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The northpole view |
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The southern pole |
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The two hemispheres map (work in progress) |
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