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SkyORB

SkyORB computes sun, moon and majors planets and theirs majors satellites rise and set times, positions from any place in the world, and from any planet (like Mars), renders local sky using HYG Database in real time and constellation charts and stars names, nebulas, comets and asteroids from IAU Minor Planet Center database.

Very fast, you can change view direction in real-time even with 18,000 stars rendered at once. A 3D realtime rendering view from space with the majors planets. Solar/lunar eclipses, solstices and equinoxes days can be computed, and a sun clock is also available.

A large database, user editable in XML format, of one thousand of places on Earth, Moon and Mars. For example, see the sky seen above the Spirit and Opportunity rovers.

SkyORB is designed to run on Realtech VR's full featured cross-platform 3D engine called V3X. The engine supports MMX/PPro software rendering, OpenGL, Pentium III SSE and Athlon.

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