Unity3D simulation of Earth-Sun-Moon
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- Tracks the positions and rotations of the Earth and the Moon for any given date and time (in UTC)
- Offers a variety of view modes for the camera to point towards:
- Sun view points towards the Sun from a point on Earth's surface directly underneath the Sun
- In this view the Sun and the Moon are accurately scaled with respect to one another to allow for solar eclipse visualization
- Earth view provides a view of the Earth from a point in the sky along the vernal equinox
- Moon view provides a zoomed in view of the Moon from Earth's northern hemisphere
- Top-down view (default view) points down on the ecliptic plane from a point above the Sun
- Scales of all bodies are extremely exaggerated to allow all bodies to be seen
- Sun view points towards the Sun from a point on Earth's surface directly underneath the Sun
- Playback options:
- Play/Pause
- Reverse
- Speed control slider
- Logarithmic scale to allow speed to be adjusted between x1 speed (real-time) and x31,500,000 speed (1 year/sec)
- Date Selection Menu
- Can set any date/time between 2000 and 2100