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VSRUG landscape

VSRUG landscape file for use in Stellarium. You can find the zip files on the releases page.

img/stellarium-013.png

img/hbop.png

How to calibrate

observer spot

First, find the exact spot from this photo:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/axd1967/vsrug-ls-gr/a8e18c1460b29ae744af2113d301c18e411f58ce/panovsrug.png

(TODO: make a new picture that better shows the observer spot)

sky

Calibration requires to tweak three parameters of the texture file:

  • angle_rotatez: azimuth shift
  • maptex_top, maptex_bottom : top and bottom extent of the panoramic photo

Best is to choose specific bodies (Moon, stars, planet) and specific events such as a passage above a pole, from behind a wall, etc... Ideally this requires an accurate time piece (seconds matter!).