GrandTour

[Tramp]

GRANDTOUR can simulate space as seen from the Voyager and Giotto
spacecraft. In addition, GRANDTOUR can generate scenes from arbitrary
points in space or the Earth, with the spacecraft visible to the
observer. The planet, moons, and rings of interest (or comet, nucleus,
and tail), stars, the sun, and the spacecraft are all accurately drawn
with wireframe representations. Hidden line removal is done for the body
surfaces. The motions of the bodies themselves are highly accurate, with
errors no greater than 500 kilometers. The user has considerable control
over the time step, field of view, etc., and many frames per second are
typically generated. The program was originally developed at the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory by John D. Callahan to assist in the analysis of
science and optical navigation data. In addition, the program was filmed
by the BBC as part of a NOVA documentary on the Voyager Uranus
encounter, and by the Four Point Entertainment Company for a
commercially available video on Halley's Comet. Program conveniently
runs from any Windows/DOS.
http://www.faithreason.org/grandtour/

 

[John Corliss]

GRANDTOUR can simulate space as seen from the Voyager and Giotto
spacecraft. In addition, GRANDTOUR can generate scenes from arbitrary
points in space or the Earth, with the spacecraft visible to the
observer. The planet, moons, and rings of interest (or comet, nucleus,
and tail), stars, the sun, and the spacecraft are all accurately drawn
with wireframe representations. Hidden line removal is done for the body
surfaces. The motions of the bodies themselves are highly accurate, with
errors no greater than 500 kilometers. The user has considerable control
over the time step, field of view, etc., and many frames per second are
typically generated. The program was originally developed at the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory by John D. Callahan to assist in the analysis of
science and optical navigation data. In addition, the program was filmed
by the BBC as part of a NOVA documentary on the Voyager Uranus
encounter, and by the Four Point Entertainment Company for a
commercially available video on Halley's Comet. Program conveniently
runs from any Windows/DOS.
http://www.faithreason.org/grandtour/

Heh. Wireframe, eh? It ain't no Celestia:

http://www.shatters.net/celestia/