POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.text.scene-files : Star catalogue : Re: Star catalogue Server Time
4 Feb 2026 03:51:34 EST (-0500)
  Re: Star catalogue  
From: Mr
Date: 3 Feb 2026 04:20:00
Message: <web.6981bd7c38a84fef16086ed06830a892@news.povray.org>
"Maetes" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> If anyone wants to try their hand at creating a real starry sky with simulated
> stars, I've trimmed the HYG star catalogue (120,000 entries) a bit and turned it
> into a Povray array.
>
> Documented more thoroughly than I would like, took way too long, as always.
>
> A macro collection that makes use of it is in the works.
>
> See:
> https://www.maetes.com/en/download/hyg-lite-star-catalogue
>
> That's the damn reason why I don't have time to build damn spaceships.
>
> :)
>
> Ma

I think such a thing would be awesome delivered with POV-Ray out of the box!


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