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Andreas
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« on: March 29, 2009, 05:09:38 AM »
In Universe Sandbox Titan is just yellow/orange. You canīt really see its surface because its thick athmosphere. But from time to time Titan show his surface and he looks spectacular.
Maybe you could change that Dan?
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monmarfori
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« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2009, 05:58:18 AM »
Is this a good picture?

* 200px-Titan_in_natural_color_Cassini.jpg (11.17 KB, 200x200 - viewed 271 times.)
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« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2009, 12:32:55 PM »
Quote from: Andreas on March 29, 2009, 05:09:38 AM
In Universe Sandbox Titan is just yellow/orange. You canīt really see its surface because its thick athmosphere. But from time to time Titan show his surface and he looks spectacular.
Maybe you could change that Dan?

I'm pretty sure that that was a false color, radio or infrared type, image.
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« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2009, 08:05:07 AM »
Quote from: Andreas on March 29, 2009, 05:09:38 AM
In Universe Sandbox Titan is just yellow/orange. You canīt really see its surface because its thick athmosphere. But from time to time Titan show his surface and he looks spectacular.
Maybe you could change that Dan?



Well, include yourself the surface map:

- Open the MEDIA folder in instalation folder ( not in "My Documents" folder ) of Universe Sandbox.
- Download this map to the folder and rename it with the name of the original Titan ( cloud ) map ( Saturn-Titan.dds ):



- Open Universe Sandbox and than "Saturn and Moons" simulation, go to Titan moon.

The result is bellow:



Look the Ontario Lacus in the south pole :




A little movie:





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Andreas
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« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2009, 08:34:03 AM »
Quote from: APODman on March 30, 2009, 08:05:07 AM
Well, include yourself the surface map:

- Open the MEDIA folder in instalation folder ( not in "My Documents" folder ) of Universe Sandbox.
- Download this map to the folder and rename it with the name of the original Titan ( cloud ) map ( Saturn-Titan.dds ):

- Open Universe Sandbox and than "Saturn and Moons" simulation, go to Titan moon.

The result is bellow:

Look the Ontario Lacus in the south pole :

A little movie:

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Wow not bad
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monmarfori
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« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2009, 04:00:10 PM »
thats a good picture like that:

* 200px-Titan_in_natural_color_Cassini.jpg (3.65 KB, 200x200 - viewed 261 times.)
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Andreas
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« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2009, 12:47:50 AM »
Do you speak english monfmari? Roll Eyes
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Dan Dixon
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« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2009, 02:50:47 AM »
Relax. No need to criticize language skills.

Perhaps your intention was a request of clarification.
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« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2009, 07:05:11 PM »
My general approach in choosing colors in Universe Sandbox is to be generally realistic when possible. I want to show how things would look if you were actually there and looking at it with your own eyes (and you used an appropriate darkening filters so you could actually look at stars).

This is why Titan look yellow:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(moon)


Also note that if you change or add textures in installation folder they may get deleted or overwritten on an update without warning. Files placed in the (My) Documents/Universe Sandbox folder will not ever be deleted.


And yes, I double posted.
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« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2009, 05:59:57 PM »
Quote from: APODman on March 30, 2009, 08:05:07 AM
Quote from: Andreas on March 29, 2009, 05:09:38 AM
In Universe Sandbox Titan is just yellow/orange. You canīt really see its surface because its thick athmosphere. But from time to time Titan show his surface and he looks spectacular.
Maybe you could change that Dan?



Well, include yourself the surface map:

- Open the MEDIA folder in instalation folder ( not in "My Documents" folder ) of Universe Sandbox.
- Download this map to the folder and rename it with the name of the original Titan ( cloud ) map ( Saturn-Titan.dds ):



- Open Universe Sandbox and than "Saturn and Moons" simulation, go to Titan moon.

The result is bellow:



Look the Ontario Lacus in the south pole :




A little movie:





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Lol I can see three moons in the background.
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