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VR goggles with SkySafari - suggestions

I would like to see option for VR (virtual reality) goggles.

For example:

1. Exaggerated 3D perspective to view stars different distances. So different distances would be noticeable right away, not like in reality.

2. Exaggerated 3D view of nebulae position on the sky.

3. Even non exaggerated (non 3D - plane) view like in planetariums would be cool.

4. Fly through several different nebulae, just like Google Earth 'fly through' option.

5. Using VR goggles to simulate close distance to some nebulae and galaxies. So you could view the nebula/galaxy like they would fill the whole sky. It would be everywhere you look.

 - 360° not interrupted form Earth, view of Milky Way would be cool too.

6. Virtual reality to use with printed target so you can rotate Solar System view in your hands, even planets like Saturn with its rings and moons. Just like the 'McLaren P1 app' but with generated sky.

 - With this ability we could view the Pleiades in 3D and some other open and globular clusters.

 

You could make a whole new app out of this options, you already have the platform. It would be lovely to enjoy the beauty of the night sky in VR, to boldly go where no man has gone before.

Cheers

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    Bill Tschumy

    To be fair, this isn't a so much a feature request but a request for a whole different product.

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    Ken Christensen

    I strongly agree. Please don't clutter up what is a nearly perfect app with such cruft 😉.

    Besides, doesn't the baseline issue make the universe look pretty flat beyond six or seven hundred light years?

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    Keiron Smith

    Yes, this would be a whole new product, but this is the still perfect place to have the discussion.  We have experimented with VR in the past - and if there was sufficient demand it is possible we would pick up where we left off.  So, please let the VR enthusiast cast their votes here :)

    I, for one, add my upvote for this new product!  Let's go VR!

     

     

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    Luca Vanzella

    I also add my upvote for this new product. It has extreme potential for helping people visualize the universe. I see many uses in astronomy outreach and education.

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    Michael Elliott

    I add my voice to the group asking for a VR version of Sky Safari. You already have the raw material and a loyal subscriber/fan base. Why not take amateur and popular Astronomy to the next level.  Imagine the possibilities for schools.  The kids would be your biggest boosters and they're the next generation of amateur Astronomers.  I love looking at the night sky with Sky Safari to guide me. Nothing will ever take the place of that enjoyment. That said, it's undeniable that we are living in a visual age where Hubble, ESA, National Optical Astronomy Observatory and so many other sources offer at the push of a button a rich treasury of large, detailed, compellingly beautiful images of the night sky.  What a treat to plug into my telescope and with the push of a button toggle between the tiny dot with is Jupiter or the smudge which is the Orion Nebula as seen through my light bucket and Sky Safari's images of these places. I bet, in this time of huge cuts to science budgets, others might be interested in partnering with you through licensing arrangements. 

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    Krisztian

    1 vote to Yes, althought we should admit, it would be indeed an another app :)

     

    Krisztian

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    Michael Elliott

    Understood, it would be a different product.  I'd be happy to buy a copy.  It would be like having my own Planetarium.  What a gift.

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    Chris

    I would buy for sure.

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