SpaceKit
Learning and science
astronomy visualisation
SHOW HN2019
27points
5comments
#1,050of 2,195 in 2019
Top 48%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Idea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Smooth animation, even at the fastest speed
From 1 comment
Fantastic. Starred. Could the library that built this (https://typpo.github.io/spacekit/ / https://github.com/typpo/spacekit) be used to replace https://eyes.nasa.gov?…
tony on HN
Fun, starred
From 1 comment
Fantastic. Starred. Could the library that built this (https://typpo.github.io/spacekit/ / https://github.com/typpo/spacekit) be used to replace https://eyes.nasa.gov?…
tony on HN
Objections
Unclear why there is a large gap in the moons beyond Callisto
From 1 comment
Any explanation for the huge gap beyond Callisto?
ncmncm on HN
Requests
Collision detection between objects
From 1 comment
How can I detect collision between different objects and is there any way to add custom sprites or svg elements?
happppy on HN
Custom sprites or SVG elements
From 1 comment
How can I detect collision between different objects and is there any way to add custom sprites or svg elements?
happppy on HN
Embedding in Wikipedia astronomy pages or a searchable sidebar
From 1 comment
Fantastic. Starred. Could the library that built this (https://typpo.github.io/spacekit/ / https://github.com/typpo/spacekit) be used to replace https://eyes.nasa.gov?…
tony on HN
Questions
Why is there a huge gap beyond Callisto
From 1 comment
Any explanation for the huge gap beyond Callisto?
ncmncm on HN
Alternatives named
NASA Eyes
From 1 comment
Fantastic. Starred. Could the library that built this (https://typpo.github.io/spacekit/ / https://github.com/typpo/spacekit) be used to replace https://eyes.nasa.gov?…
tony on HN
Wikipedia moons of Jupiter pages
From 1 comment
the wikipedia pages for moons of jupiter and saturn are quite thorough: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons_of_Jupiter Zooming out in this visualization and changing the view…
walrus01 on HN