dSky VR : Science : Celestrion

for Oculus Rift DK2 | Samsung GearVR

v1.35R • Nov 30, 2015

Play inside your very own Orrery, a working heliocentric 3d model of our solar system. Learn the basic facts about each of the planets, and witness them and their moons up close in accurate orbital relation to each other.

What to expect:

Enjoy these screenshots, a mere 2d proxy of the virtual playroom that awaits you...

extensive planetary data and a malleable time-warp to speed up and slow down time

a virtual reality orrery to study celestial mechanics

What you'll experience

This video is a glimpse through a foggy window into the rich VR universe. As usual, you have no idea until you're actually *in* there, staring at the solar system in epic room scale VR.
Hit Play for a sample:

How to Play: Celestrion [public beta]

As we push towards v1.0 of dSky Cosmos, we're publishing interim 'chapter' releases,
a la Celestrion, which features a fully functional VR Orrery.

Here are your controls:

Action Input

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move to next planet UP arrow key

move to previous planet DOWN arrow key

speed up time RIGHT arrow key

slow down / reverse time LEFT arrow key

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