SkyChart is an application which visualises the night sky.
The application can be run using this Maven command:
mvn javafx:run
- Use arrows to look around the skies.
- Use keys
MandNto zoom in and out. - Use left mouse button to select the star, and learn more about it.
- Use space to pause or resume time.
Date, time and location can be set at the bottom of the window using date picker and text fields for the location. Latitude and longitude is measured in degrees.
After selecting the star, information about it will show up in the top-right corner. Raw information from the catalogue can be found at the right side.
SkyChart currently implements only one star catalogue, the BSC5. However, the code is extensible and more catalogues can be added.
Link to the documentation
© Peter Grajcar 2020