Heavenly bodies

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Heavenly bodies plug-in
Jupiter and its moons
Developer	Patrick Murris
Latest release	0.3 / Feb, 2007
License	Public domain
Web site	Plug-in Website

This plugin adds the Sun and moon(s) according to the current world. It includes more than 15 moons and presets for Venus, Earth, the Moon, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

Contents 1 Installation 2 Usage 3 External Links 4 See also

[edit] Installation

Download Heavenly bodies 0.3 for World Wind 1.4 or Heavenly bodies 0.2 for World Wind 1.3.x and extract the file to your World Wind Plugins directory.

[edit] Usage

To use the plug-in load World Wind, open the Plug-Ins menu and click Load/Unload… (see figure 1).

Click on ‘Heavenly Bodies’ in the Plugin Load/Unload window and then press the Load button, the indicator next to ‘Heavenly Bodies’ should turn green, you can now safely close the Plugin Load/Unload window.

To access the plug-in settings, right-click on the layer in the Layer Manager and select Properties.

[edit] External Links

• Download plug-in for World Wind 1.4
• Download plug-in for 1.3.x
• World Wind Forums Thread

[edit] See also

• Saturn add-on. By Pangloss.
• Globe icon plug-in. Adds a mini globe and overview window.
• Stars3D plug-in. A subset of the Hipparcos catalog as star background.
• Atmospheric halo Original Mashi’s plug-in revisited.
• Sky and Fog plug-in. Sky dome and haze effect.