It contains a simulation of our Solar System, a view of the second Gaia data release (with different selections based on parallax relative errors, ranging from a few million to hundreds of millions of stars), and additional astronomical and cosmological data to visualise star clusters, nearby galaxies, distant galaxies and quasars, and the Cosmic Microwave Background. It is developed in the framework of ESA's Gaia mission by the Gaia group at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (Zentrum für Astronomie Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg, Germany). Gaia Sky is a real-time, 3D, astronomy visualisation software that runs on Windows, Linux and Mac OS. Gaia Sky: Explore the Universe as observed by Gaia Simply download the appropriate application folder from either link above (depending on whether you have Windows or Mac OS) and place it anywhere on your computer. The software does not need to be installed. If you don't have access to an HTC Vive set, you can still add the software on your computer and explore the 2D visualisation tool on your screen.
This application can be viewed with an HTC Vive virtual reality headset and a motion-tracked handheld controller. GaiaVR is a Virtual Reality application developed for Windows andįor Mac OS that provides an immersive experience of the full sky based on data from Gaia's second release. GaiaVR: a Virtual Reality showcase of Gaia's sky
These immersive visualisations are best experienced with a Virtual Reality Cardboard kit, using the YouTube app on a smart phone and selecting the cardboard icon on the video player. On a computer, click and drag your mouse to explore the sky in the video player.
You can explore these 360-degree interactive visualisations above using a mobile device, such as a smart phone or tablet, and moving it around to view different regions of the sky.
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