Free space simulator: Space Engine
It's like Celestia with better graphics. It also has 'procedural' (invented) objects to fill up the universe, rather than only catalogued objects.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqEnCkLPyDQ]SpaceEngine - Version 0.95 - A Seamless Voyage - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aah4uWaqcwE]SpaceEngine Version 0.95 - New Planetary Features - YouTube[/ame]
If you've got a couple of hours to waste and you're interested in astronomy and space, you could do worse than to play with this program.
It's like Celestia with better graphics. It also has 'procedural' (invented) objects to fill up the universe, rather than only catalogued objects.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqEnCkLPyDQ]SpaceEngine - Version 0.95 - A Seamless Voyage - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aah4uWaqcwE]SpaceEngine Version 0.95 - New Planetary Features - YouTube[/ame]
If you've got a couple of hours to waste and you're interested in astronomy and space, you could do worse than to play with this program.
