Shira Universe 3.0
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Shira Universe 3.0 is published with new fantastic features.
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* Shader Dome Library Feature
GLSL stands for openGL Shading Language, which is the specific standard of shader programs. Now Shira Universe can interpreter shader codes, fastly. About 130 shader in different catageries codes are added to the "ShaderDome" feature. Users can add own shader code or change existings in this directory and watch them on the dome. These shader codes were converted for dome projection from "https://www.shadertoy.com/" site which includes many shader codes have "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial" licensees.
Warning: The shader dome feature requires 3.0 and over OpenGL support so display cards have to be high level.
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* Artificial Satellites
Now, Shira Universe has capability to show "Artificial Satellites" with their orbits on landing and space flight mode. Also it can show their 3D models on the space flight mode.
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* Messier Catalog
110 Messiers images taken high resolution photos from "Hubble Space Telescope" were added in "Messier Catalog" window. Shira Universe can show objects on the dome with animated effects. In addition "Point on Sky" button lets to show each object real position on the sky. "Mix with background" checkbox lets object image to mix sky image. "HideAll" button lets remove all shown objects.
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* Shira Colored 3D Constellations
Added Colorized Shira constellation image packages to Shira Universe.
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* Show Pointer on the Dome
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* User interface style is updated.
Shira Universe version 2.3.0
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Shira Universe 2.3 version has published with new visualition differences.
New Earth Atmosphere and Sun style on landing mode, Sunrise and Sunset transitions became more realistic.
The 3D Models, spacecraft and asteroids( 67p, Itokawa) imaging speed became much more faster.
And others,
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Brazil
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Prof. Daniel Raimann from UDESC has chosen to use "Shira Universe" & "Shira Player" for their Astronomy educations. They worked with Fulldome Planetarios which is Shira products distrubutor of Brazil.
http://www.udesc.br/
http://espacoastronomiaudesc.blogspot.com.tr/
https://www.facebook.com/espacoastronomiaudesc
Planetarium Puebla, Mexico
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Planetarium Puebla were started to the project for 5 multi-projection planetarium system. Thus they bought "Vioso Micro DomeMaster" with "Shira Universe" from Vioso GmbH. They will do install in the coming days.
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https://www.facebook.com/PlanetarioPuebla/
http://www.planetariopuebla.com/
Shira Universe version 2.2.0
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New visual changes were started on the Shira Universe at this version. Initially the following innovations were developed.
- Textured 3D constellations
Added shows textured constellations capability. Now there ar two textured constellation types that "kids_colored" and "hevelius".
- Color Animated constellations
To show more artistic constellation developed color animated style. This feature is available only on Landing mode.
- New Planet orbit styles
Now planet orbits are more artistic.
- New line styles
Now line styles are more artistic.
Fixed some performance issue.
