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Title: Exoplanet Detection Features in Alpha 13
Post by: Dan Dixon on December 07, 2014, 05:39:05 PM

Here's a demonstration of some interesting new features related to exoplanet detection. You can now plot the radial velocity of a body and also the fraction of the light from a star that is blocked (ie, transit depth). Both of these values are computed relative to the actual camera position, so you can explore how we might detect exoplanet systems, both real and fictional.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk9R2ULJRUk

Title: Re: Exoplanet Detection Features in Alpha 13
Post by: Cryo on December 07, 2014, 06:55:00 PM

Interesting

Title: Re: Exoplanet Detection Features in Alpha 13
Post by: Gordon Freeman on December 07, 2014, 09:53:24 PM

So eventually US² can be used to train for astronomy?

Title: Re: Exoplanet Detection Features in Alpha 13
Post by: Greenleaf on December 09, 2014, 02:35:39 AM

Quote from: Gordon Freeman on December 07, 2014, 09:53:24 PM

So eventually US² can be used to train for astronomy?

It already can and already is. It is a big focus point for us to be able to use it to educate people, rather than only entertain them. A quote from Dan is "Secretly educating through fun", and I hope we will eventually not have to secretive about it at all ;-)

Title: Re: Exoplanet Detection Features in Alpha 13
Post by: Lord DC on December 10, 2014, 09:12:00 AM

Really nice feature you have here. not sure i'm gonna use it, but nice anyway!