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W Ursae Majoris stars

Submitted by ajtribick on 15 March, 2009 - 16:14
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A view of the W Ursae Majoris binary system Epsilon Coronae Australis

Andrew has created an add-on which implements 43 examples of W Ursae Majoris-type binary stars in Celestia. These are contact binary stars which have shared outer layers but two separate nuclear cores. You can find the add-on here.

Apollo 11 prerelease: the descending LEM

Submitted by ElChristou on 9 September, 2008 - 14:36
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From Christophe and Andrea´s huge, ongoing Apollo 11 reconstruction project: here is the finished LEM for Celestia, descending towards the Moon. You can find it on the Apollo prereleases page, here. Enjoy!

The flight of Buran

Submitted by rthorvald on 10 February, 2008 - 17:13
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Andrea, Christophe and Runar have produced a Celestia scenario covering the only flight Buran ever performed in space. Buran was the Soviet Union´s version of a space shuttle, but the program was cancelled in the early nineties, after the USSR fell apart.

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