Triple-Spec

I've started making some low-poly models of some more of the instrumentation. They're not very exciting, but lend a little variation in color and shape...

Here's a view showing the Hale version of the Triple-Spectrometer mounted at the Cassegrain focus as well as on its stand in a storage room. Of course, it wouldn't actually be in both places at the same time. I just haven't written the exclusionary code yet.

For more information about the Triple-Spec, see http://www.astro.virginia.edu/research/instrumentation/triplespec.php

Minor updates

I've only been making minor updates recently to the Hale Telescope addon, being distracted by other stuff. Pictures soon.

Fireworks!

In honor of the day, I've created some animated fireworks for use with Celestia. They're based on highly modified versions of the ScriptedOrbit routines used by the Hale Telescope Addon.


fireworks_v1.zip (236KB)



This shows them going off over crude models of the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial.