VIDEO: THE DREAMS OF MAN - Space Engine

[NeonsStyle]

Hey Guys,

 

I made another of my space engine videos, thought you might like it. I know there's a lot of other space

nuts here. lol

 

Enjoy.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlwnW792MtU

[demagogue]

Very nice. I've kept a folder of Space Engine videos from near the beginning.

LiveLife42 is one of the early masters that have inspired me, but there are a lot of other great ones too.

 

Edit: In the comments somebody mentions Subnautica. I don't know if you can put it in quite the same category, but it's definitely pretty. Still unfinished though. It's just there for the sandbox, but if you're curious where the story is going it still needs more pieces.

[jaxa]

I'm guessing my copy of Space Engine would run a lot better if I had an SSD.

 

Here are some things that need to be checked out when Space Engine's version/imagery is updated:

 

Jupiter: has had its poles imaged by Juno's polar orbits.

Saturn: Cassini has taken the best ever images of small moons like Pan and Atlas. There's more imagery of Titan, which has been the focus of most Cassini orbits, and now Cassini is doing "death dives" between Saturn and its rings. I don't know how detailed the imagery of the rings can get since the particles are very small, but some of the science details discovered by these orbits could affect how the creator of Space Engine decides to render planetary rings.

Every distant solar system object and lots more: the James Webb Space Telescope is expected to collect imagery starting in early 2019. It will be better suited for imaging small Kuiper belt objects than Hubble.

2014 MU₆₉: First target of the extended New Horizons mission. Flyby on January 1, 2019. Many times larger than 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

Moon: many late 2017 Lunar missions including Chang'e 5 and several Lunar XPRIZE private landers. In late 2018, Chang'e 4 will be the first lander on the far side of the moon.

Sun and Venus: Parker Solar Probe launches in July 2018.

Moon discovered around 2007 OR₁₀.

Ceres: more recent imagery.

 

And in the further future:

 

Planet Nine, if found. Could be discovered in the next 2-3 years.

Psyche in 2026.

Jupiter trojans in 2027.

Pallas: no mission planned, may be seen in greater detail by JWST.

[NeonsStyle]

Very nice. I've kept a folder of Space Engine videos from near the beginning.

LiveLife42 is one of the early masters that have inspired me, but there are a lot of other great ones too.

 

Edit: In the comments somebody mentions Subnautica. I don't know if you can put it in quite the same category, but it's definitely pretty. Still unfinished though. It's just there for the sandbox, but if you're curious where the story is going it still needs more pieces.

 

You're dead right there dem, he is definitely the master of SE. The guys who talked about Subnautica is a regular, he knows the sort of games I like, and thought

I'd like it. lol I did get it, and you're right it is early alpha but still interesting.

 

I love doing SE videos, but I need to put more time into them I think.