Escafarc Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 http://dd.dynamicdiagrams.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/orrery_2006.swf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Re: Resource for Solar HERO Very cool, I would rep you, but it's been too soon since the last time I did so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Re: Resource for Solar HERO Pretty cool, but it would be nice to know the date when the planets are at a certain position. Also, I noticed if you click the triangle, the thing stops, and I can't get it to start again. Still, it's fun to look at. Thanks for sharing. Edit: Repped. Edit again: I can't help feeling my post sounds a bit snarky in certain places. That's not my intent, I promise. I just can't seem to word it better at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Re: Resource for Solar HERO Fun! The planets probably need labeling, and maybe pop-up boxes with useful data, but it's cool just to watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Typist Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Re: Resource for Solar HERO It took me a while to figure out that it wasn't to scale.... because I was thinking "Where's Earth? That blue ball is WAY to big....." TKD- You CAN see the date. You can actually SET the date, and you can get it to resume spinning. There are very subtle buttons on the left and right top corners. Set the date you wish on the top right (month, year, day). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranxerox Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Re: Resource for Solar HERO Yeah. This thing is really cool. Have some rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Re: Resource for Solar HERO It took me a while to figure out that it wasn't to scale.... because I was thinking "Where's Earth? That blue ball is WAY to big....." TKD- You CAN see the date. You can actually SET the date, and you can get it to resume spinning. There are very subtle buttons on the left and right top corners. Set the date you wish on the top right (month, year, day). Thanks. My monitor is pretty dark (and it's already set to maximum brightness), so I missed some details. I'll take another look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Re: Resource for Solar HERO Just for grins, I took it back to 1986 and scanned around a bit. He doesn't have Comet P/Halley in it (a pity, but I understand). It'd be interesting to know if the asteroid data are real or just a population of arbitrary specks, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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