Celestia Script Generator
by Rick Bures

This page will generate a custom script for the Celestia Solar System Simulator.
(Note: this page is best viewed at 800x600 resolution or higher)

Type in the text for your Introduction. Your text must fit within the box so that no scroll bars appear. You may use "Enter" (or return) to begin a new line. 
Select the number of seconds to display the Introduction 

Below you will select your first object to visit (Object 1). Planets are in order out from the Sun. Moons will be selected after you pick the parent planet. Ceres to Eros are asteroids, Halley and Borrelly are comets.

Select Object 1. 

Select a MOON here ONLY if you've selected a planet that has a moon. If you match up a moon with the wrong planet, YOUR SCRIPT WON'T WORK! You can choose the listed moons for these planets:

Earth: (Moon)
Mars: (Phobos, Deimos)
Jupiter: (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Metis)
Saturn: (Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Titan, Iapetus, Phoebe, Atlas)
Uranus: (Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Cressida, Puck)
Neptune: (Proteus, Triton, Nereid)
Pluto: (Charon) 


Select the distance from which to view Object 1 (1 unit = 1 object radius). Warning: Don't assume closer is better!  Type in text to display while viewing Object 1, up to 60 characters. 
Select the number of seconds to display the Text 


It is nice to see an object from more than one point of view. Below you will select other views of Object 1.

New View #1
Select the latitude from which to view Object 1. The North Pole is 90, the equator is 0, and the South Pole is -90. 
Select the longitude from which to view Object 1. 
Select the distance from which to view Object 1 (1 unit = 1 object radius). Warning: Don't assume closer is better!  Select the number of seconds to hold this view. 


New View #2
Select the latitude from which to view Object 1. The North Pole is 90, the equator is 0, and the South Pole is -90. 
Select the longitude from which to view Object 1. 
Select the distance from which to view Object 1 (1 unit = 1 object radius). Warning: Don't assume closer is better!  Select the number of seconds to hold this view. 


Below you will select your second object to visit (Object 2). Planets are in order out from the Sun. Moons will be selected after you pick the parent planet. Ceres to Eros are asteroids, Halley and Borrelly are comets.

Select Object 2. 

Select a MOON here ONLY if you've selected a planet that has a moon. If you match up a moon with the wrong planet, YOUR SCRIPT WON'T WORK! You can choose the listed moons for these planets:

Earth: (Moon)
Mars: (Phobos, Deimos)
Jupiter: (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Metis)
Saturn: (Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Titan, Iapetus, Phoebe, Atlas)
Uranus: (Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Cressida, Puck)
Neptune: (Proteus, Triton, Nereid)
Pluto: (Charon) 


Select the distance from which to view Object 2 (1 unit = 1 object radius). Warning: Don't assume closer is better!  Type in text to display while viewing Object 2, up to 60 characters. 
Select the number of seconds to display the Text 


It is nice to see an object from more than one point of view. Below you will select other views of Object 2.

New View #1
Select the latitude from which to view Object 2. The North Pole is 90, the equator is 0, and the South Pole is -90. 
Select the longitude from which to view Object 2. 
Select the distance from which to view Object 2 (1 unit = 1 object radius). Warning: Don't assume closer is better!  Select the number of seconds to hold this view. 


New View #2
Select the latitude from which to view Object 2. The North Pole is 90, the equator is 0, and the South Pole is -90. 
Select the longitude from which to view Object 2. 
Select the distance from which to view Object 2 (1 unit = 1 object radius). Warning: Don't assume closer is better!  Select the number of seconds to hold this view. 


Below you will select your third object to visit (Object 3). Planets are in order out from the Sun. Moons will be selected after you pick the parent planet. Ceres to Eros are asteroids, Halley and Borrelly are comets.

Select Object 3. 

Select a MOON here ONLY if you've selected a planet that has a moon. If you match up a moon with the wrong planet, YOUR SCRIPT WON'T WORK! You can choose the listed moons for these planets:

Earth: (Moon)
Mars: (Phobos, Deimos)
Jupiter: (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Metis)
Saturn: (Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Titan, Iapetus, Phoebe, Atlas)
Uranus: (Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Cressida, Puck)
Neptune: (Proteus, Triton, Nereid)
Pluto: (Charon) 


Select the distance from which to view Object 3 (1 unit = 1 object radius). Warning: Don't assume closer is better!  Type in text to display while viewing Object 3, up to 60 characters. 
Select the number of seconds to display the Text 


It is nice to see an object from more than one point of view. Below you will select other views of Object 3.

New View #1
Select the latitude from which to view Object 3. The North Pole is 90, the equator is 0, and the South Pole is -90. 
Select the longitude from which to view Object 3. 
Select the distance from which to view Object 3 (1 unit = 1 object radius). Warning: Don't assume closer is better!  Select the number of seconds to hold this view. 


New View #2
Select the latitude from which to view Object 3. The North Pole is 90, the equator is 0, and the South Pole is -90. 
Select the longitude from which to view Object 3. 
Select the distance from which to view Object 3 (1 unit = 1 object radius). Warning: Don't assume closer is better!  Select the number of seconds to hold this view. 


Type in the text for your Conclusion. Your text must fit within the box so that no scroll bars appear. You may use "Enter" (or return) to begin a new line.  
Select the number of seconds to display the Conclusion