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Other transformation in surface view #24

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TheComamba opened this issue Dec 31, 2023 · 3 comments
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Other transformation in surface view #24

TheComamba opened this issue Dec 31, 2023 · 3 comments
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What is the typical way to display a sky?
Mapping longitude and latitude to x and y looks odd.
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https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19999313/star-sphere-projecting-points-from-sphere-to-2d

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Apparently we define a viewport that sits at some (configurable) distance from the viewer, and just map down star directions via intercept theorem.
This should look better and also be much more performant.

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Closed with #29

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