Trekkie
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Bajor, with the Badlands in the background
Orbiter Screenshot Thread
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Trekkie
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Centaurus with one of its 2 moons (in the Alpha Centauri System) (fictional.)
Gargantua2024
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Opportunity on Sol 3034, the day of Curiosity's landing:
...T-60 seconds before launch:
...T-60 seconds before launch:
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Gargantua2024
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The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, celebrating almost 15 years of active duty on Mars:
Liftoff....
Stage separation....
Fairing separation....
In Low Earth Orbit....
Leaving Earth, beginning the seven-month journey to Mars....
Arriving at Mars at around an hour....
Orbit Insertion....
15 years later, still making science for all mankind
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Liftoff....Stage separation....
Fairing separation....
In Low Earth Orbit....
Leaving Earth, beginning the seven-month journey to Mars....
Arriving at Mars at around an hour....
Orbit Insertion....
15 years later, still making science for all mankind
....
Kyle
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B1051 sitting on LC-39A ahead of its 9th flight.
BrianJ
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Has it been that long?! I'm starting to feel the years piling up
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That's nice! It's only missing realistic light and shadows, looks too clean like this!
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Trying a high resolution LROC mosaic of Apollo 15's landing site.
The mountains match very well with reality, but the default elevation is inaccurate. Hadley Rille should be visible at the right of the image.
Still, it looks good!
(The actual LM base on the surface can be seen as a light spot just right of the place where I've landed ! )
The mountains match very well with reality, but the default elevation is inaccurate. Hadley Rille should be visible at the right of the image.
Still, it looks good!
(The actual LM base on the surface can be seen as a light spot just right of the place where I've landed ! )
Matias Saibene
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A few photos of my trip through the Andes mountain range.
Hey! Where did Aconcagua go? The second highest mountain in the world, it appears a little out of place in Orbiter.
Ah! There is.
GPWS going mad
.
And then on a SCRAM ascent over Florida at sunset. I love the color of the sky on the new Orbiter and the lighting of the D3D9 Client.
Hey! Where did Aconcagua go? The second highest mountain in the world, it appears a little out of place in Orbiter.
Ah! There is.
GPWS going mad
.
And then on a SCRAM ascent over Florida at sunset. I love the color of the sky on the new Orbiter and the lighting of the D3D9 Client.
Gargantua2024
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Earthrise, 24 Dec 1968...
soumya-8974
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A visit to the Himalayas from the Kashmir Valley.
Delta-glider GL-1 is ready on the Kashmir Valley (satellite view of the valley on the inset).
Engine start.
Take off.
Rolled at the east to see the Great Himalayas.
Its time to roll 180 degrees, with Pir Panjal Range is in view.
Ready to return on the valley.
Gear down.
Touchdown.
Of course, if I had high-res tiles of Kashmir, I could not only see the Kashmir Himalayas more beautifully, but also can take off from and land to the same runway (there's a runway in Srinagar Airport). However, the valley is flat anyway.
Delta-glider GL-1 is ready on the Kashmir Valley (satellite view of the valley on the inset).
Engine start.
Take off.
Rolled at the east to see the Great Himalayas.
Its time to roll 180 degrees, with Pir Panjal Range is in view.
Ready to return on the valley.
Gear down.
Touchdown.
Of course, if I had high-res tiles of Kashmir, I could not only see the Kashmir Himalayas more beautifully, but also can take off from and land to the same runway (there's a runway in Srinagar Airport). However, the valley is flat anyway.
soumya-8974
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What's a sol?
Gargantua2024
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A sol is what a day on Mars is called
Matias Saibene
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I love atmospheric/Earth flights. Now that we have the entire Solar System with high-quality terrain elevation and graphics, the Earth is still the most beautiful jewel in Orbiter (at least for me, I don't know how to navigate between the planets, TransX MFD, etc.). The freedom to explore places with your favorite spaceship, plus the new Delta-Glider has a wonderful panoramic view in the 3D cockpit.
By the way, does anyone know of a Warp MFD for Orbiter 2016?