Celestia 1.6.0

4.6 out of 5 stars 4.6 (30 votes)

(July 8, 2009)

Windows 2000/2003/9x/XP / Open Source / 7,385 downloads

Celestia is a real-time space simulation that lets you experience our universe in three dimensions. Unlike most planetarium software, it doesn't confine you to the surface of the Earth. You can travel throughout the solar system, to any of over 100,000 stars, or even beyond the galaxy. All travel in it is seamless; the exponential zoom feature lets you explore space across a huge range of scales, from galaxy clusters down to spacecraft only a few meters across. A 'point-and-goto' interface makes it simple to navigate through the universe to the object you want to visit.

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  1. 1 out of 5 stars
    Jerrymiah

    Reviewing 1.6.0 (Jul 8, 2009)

    I.ve using previous versions of Celestia (1.5, 1.5.1)without any problems. When I installed V1.6.0 and attempted to run the application, I received the fol error message: "Setup Create Process failed:code 14001. The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorredt. Please see the application's event log for more details. What am I suppose to do. Therefore, I can rate it since it won't run.

  2. 5 out of 5 stars
    Banquo

    Reviewing 1.5.1 (Apr 25, 2008)

    This is a great program, my only complaint is that it will not remember the graphics settings you choose. It launches in a window every single time and I have to go set the resolution and color depth.

    If there actually is a way to force it to remember I'd be thankful if someone could tell me.

  3. 5 out of 5 stars
    Jerrymiah

    Reviewing 1.5.0 (Feb 29, 2008)

    I just wish there was a Vista 64 version of this wonderful program

  4. 5 out of 5 stars
    hemu_u

    Reviewing 1.4.1 (Feb 16, 2007)

    Very good software. You may also want to add Winstars 2.0 and Stellarium which make up TOP 3 in this field!

  5. 5 out of 5 stars
    gerzean

    Reviewing 1.4.1 (Mar 24, 2006)

    Absolutely the best astronomy app I've seen.

    I wish more people knew about this, although it's possible Google might expand its Earth program to include the solar system, maybe even the galaxy, making this obsolete.

    Til then, play with this. Nice app. Small size, great graphics, very flexible.

    The learning curve is a little above average, but once you get the hang of it, it's great.

    PS: Check out the Motherlode for add-ons. You can put Star Wars and Star Trek ships in orbit, and watch 'em in 3D!

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  1. Jul 8, 2009 - 7:24 PM
    Jerrymiah

    After installing V1.6.0 of Celestia and attempting to run the application, I received the fol error message:

    create process failed: code 14001. The application has failed to start because side by side configuration is incorredt. Please see the application event log for details.

    In the application event log, the following is recorded:

    - System

    - Provider

    [ Name] SideBySide

    - EventID 33

    [ Qualifiers] 49409

    Level 2

    Task 0

    Keywords 0x80000000000000

    - TimeCreated

    [ SystemTime] 2009-07-08T23:11:14.000Z

    EventRecordID 82196

    Channel Application

    Computer Yvon_Pilote

    Security

    - EventData

    Microsoft.VC90.DebugCRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="9.0.21022.8"

    G:\Program Files\Celestia V1.6.0\celestia.exe

    I run Microsoft Windows Vista 32 bits.

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