Basic Examples (3) 

Visualize the face of Mars currently visible from Earth:

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Visualize the face of Jupiter visible from Earth on a specific date, including the position of the Great Red Spot:

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Visualize the appearance of the Moon as seen from Earth on a specific date:

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Options (11) 

FieldWidth (2) 

Use "FieldWidth" to zoom into a target:

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View Jupiter's moon Io as seen from the Amergin crater near the equator of Jupiter's moon Europa:

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Re-orient the camera so that the north ecliptic pole is up:

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IncludeSaturnRings (2) 

By default, Saturn includes the rings:

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For faster rendering, the rings can be turned off:

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IncludeTextures (2) 

View the Earth and Moon from a Olympus Mons on Mars:

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Turn off the textures for Earth and the Moon so that their dark textures don't make it hard to see them:

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SatellitesToInclude (3) 

Visualize Mars and include both of its moons:

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Enlarge the moons for better visibility:

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Label the moons:

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SolarSystemFeatures (2) 

Label features that are visible on Mars:

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Label features on the Moon:

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Applications (9) 

Show the appearance of Mars at 10 PM local time:

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Simulate the occultation of Mars by the Moon:

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Simulate Neptune being occulted by Mercury as observed at the North Pole of the Earth:

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Reproduce the observations of Galileo on Jan 8, 1610:

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Explore the positions of some of Saturn's small moons near the rings:

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Explore a typical backyard telescopic view of Saturn's larger moons:

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Recreate an occultation of Saturn by Venus in 1771:

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Re-create a view of crescent Venus and a crescent Moon next to each other:

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Simulate the view from Apollo 8 during the famous "Earthrise" photograph. Assume a position near the equator of the Moon and slightly on the Earth‐side of the Moon. Africa can be seen on the terminator:

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