Celestia 1.4.1

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Publisher's description of Celestia 1.4.1

From Shatters Software:

Celestia is a space simulation that allows you to travel within the solar system, out to the stars, and beyond the Milky Way galaxy. Possible destinations include over 100,000 stars, nearly one hundred solar system destinations, and sixty recently-discovered extrasolar planets. Celestia uses OpenGL to render realistic real-time animations of space travel.

Version 1.4.1 adds time zone selection to set time dialog, correct InfoURL for the Moon, and splash screen with a progress indicator.

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4 stars

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Version: Celestia 1.4.1

"Pretty Cool!"

by Lottario on April 4, 2006

Pros: I love this. The controls, while a little difficult at first, allow you to get to pretty much anywhere once you learn them. You can go to other stars that have planets, get data on any star in the program, view constalations, moons, asteriods, man made objects, etc. Requires an open internet connection to get info on objects.

Cons: Not the best of graphics, but its a free 13.5MB program. What do you expect?

It allows you to select other galaxys to look at, but once at another galaxy, you have to use the menus to navagate away, you can't select anything onscreen.

Other than that, no problems at all.

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4 stars

Version: Celestia 1.4.1

"Very impressive!"

by Stephen Bowen on March 1, 2008

Pros: Very versatile, good graphics. Best of the few I've looked at so far.

Cons: A little difficult to learn how to control. Could use a tool bar. Needs a convenient way to orient the view better.

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5 stars

Version: Celestia 1.4.1

"Like Google Earth, only with the stars!!"

by deganu on January 26, 2008

Pros: Easy to understand how to use, and bursting with information. You can fly around in 3D space, in real time, or at any time in the past or future. You can go from seeing the clouds and lights of the earth, to right out the galaxy, and can see a other known galaxies, track asteroids and sattalites, and just watch years go by in minutes. Fascinating! Favorite program of all time!

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4 stars

Version: Celestia 1.4.1

"Ahead Warp factor 1!!!"

by nikki1701 on October 24, 2007

Pros: Really cool idea, nice touches with the journey around the solar system and being able to voyage to other systems, wow! Shields to maximum, and charge the phasers!

Cons: No Starship anywhere! Boohoo.

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3 stars

Version: Celestia 1.4.1

"unfriendly user interface"

by 4ty8er on August 28, 2007

Pros: great graphics

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