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Where can i get a image map of the night sky or universe? - ManuelHayse - 01-22-2011
I would like to wrap an image map on a sky_sphere and thereby have a realistic looking night sky in my POVRay images. Thanks
Re: Where can i get a image map of the night sky or universe - LeroyWilliams - 01-25-2011
That will be in any book of universe and space
which has images
Re: Where can i get a image map of the night sky or universe - MarthaBatie - 01-27-2011
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and books
Re: Where can i get a image map of the night sky or universe - LutherPhillips - 01-28-2011
That depends on what resolution you want. There are no high resolution image maps of the entire sky. Starry Night has a composite that is generated/rendered by software on the fly but most other planetariums paint the sky n the fly by co-ordinates and object type.
There are lots of hemispherical images available - but they tend to be somewhat distorted and very low resolution.