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Sep 15^th, 2006 at 6:41pm

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The Milky way,OMG Shocked

Shocked

I was flying around ST marteen at 3,000 feet the night was near when suddenly I saw this realistic EFFECT amazily I surprise by it,because it really looks like it when your above,In the sky,Indeed!will be a greatest FS ever done!!!

EDIT:I add this new image and check the altitude!
EDIT2:I bright a little bit due it was too dark

« Last Edit: Sep 15^th, 2006 at 9:08pm by alrot »

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Reply #1 - Sep 15^th, 2006 at 6:54pm

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Are you talking about the stars?

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Reply #2 - Sep 15^th, 2006 at 7:35pm

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Looks like clouds ???

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Reply #3 - Sep 15^th, 2006 at 7:49pm

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Nope that exacly the milky way ,see among stars in a clear night away from cities,you can apresiate like this , one of two sides of the milky way one would be orion's arm and the other side is capricorn side the solar system is inserted as one of the millons stars what you see in the night would confuse to not known`people with a cloud ,But is not That why ancient call "the milky way" its a view of millons of millons of stars that make the shapes as it were milk ,but looking through the telescope or even any binocular you may see are far distances millons of suns or stars ,all of the part of the milky way ,the name of the Galaxy we live on

Most of the times in a single night you can see both sides Orion constelation is in fact part of one of this arm wich carry many close start relative to earth ,in

In a very clear and away from light city you can see it ,and that representation of FSX its the Milky way,(I climb Above 80.000 to check it out before post it ,It is
Watch the altitude!!

EDIT:I fix the image the other was too dark

I check my estelar map and its exacly the actual position of capricorn arm,,.straight ahead there's the center of our galaxy,
It would be amazing if this FSX also carries the closest stars (the celestial and local stars) you can use it as a guideness in this game as old Sailors use to navigate
Ill check this out now..

« Last Edit: Sep 15^th, 2006 at 9:15pm by alrot »

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Reply #4 - Sep 15^th, 2006 at 9:35pm

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I've seen it too ALROT, it's pretty amazing. I wasn't even expecting it, and suddenly I start FSX and there's the Milky Way! I'm guessing it's one of those little additions in FSX we'll probably be noticing in the next couple of months. Wink

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Reply #5 - Sep 18^th, 2006 at 11:03am

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That is very cool... it's weird sometimes flying in FS9's not-so-accurate night skies.
It would be even better if one could actually navigate with the stars generated in the sim; I've found that doesn't work too well in FS9.
BTW, Alrot, you should know that it wasn't just sailors who used to use celestial navigation: it was a must for pilots also, until fairly recently.

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Reply #6 - Sep 18^th, 2006 at 12:41pm

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That is very cool... it's weird sometimes flying in FS9's not-so-accurate night skies.
It would be even better if one could actually navigate with the stars generated in the sim; I've found that doesn't work too well in FS9.
BTW, Alrot, you should know that it wasn't just sailors who used to use celestial navigation: it was a must for pilots also, until fairly recently.

I downloaded "Real Stars" into FS9 which certainly has enough stars to navigate by. But for accuracy one does need the little windows in the cockpit roof aka the VC10.
It displays ALL the stars greater than magnitude 5 !!!!!!!!
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Reply #7 - Sep 18^th, 2006 at 1:11pm

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If I were to obtain my Pilots IFR Certificate for night-time navigation, do you think it would be possible for me to take ALROT's piston prop Beech Baron 58 up to an altitude of 82,640 Feet ASL to see the Milky Way.... Shocked

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...even with the wheels down...?

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Reply #8 - Sep 18^th, 2006 at 2:49pm

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Beech Baron 58 = a space ship..I fix it Grin

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Reply #9 - Sep 18^th, 2006 at 3:11pm

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Beech Baron 58 = a space ship..I fix it Grin

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"It's the Milky Way, Jim. But not as we know it!"

...LOL... Grin

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Paul...NCC-1701.... 8)...!

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Reply #10 - Sep 18^th, 2006 at 3:22pm

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Perhaps you should call me Jean-Luc Picard or Jean,..Number One(Riker ) or.. ??? Mr. Spock.... Grin

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anyway .....Engaged!...NCC-1701

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Reply #11 - Sep 18^th, 2006 at 5:17pm

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If I were to obtain my Pilots IFR Certificate for night-time navigation, do you think it would be possible for me to take ALROT's piston prop Beech Baron 58 up to an altitude of 82,640 Feet ASL to see the Milky Way.... Shocked

Shocked

...?

...even with the wheels down...?

LOL...!

Beech Baron 58: Service ceiling: 20,688ft (6305m).

Paul.....gasping for oxygen.... Cry

Cry

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Ahem!!!!!! You can see the Milky Way from the ground!!!!!!! Maybe in your neck of the woods there's too much light pollution. But there are many places away from towns and cities where it is clearly visible!!!
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Reply #12 - Sep 18^th, 2006 at 6:20pm

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Ahem!!!!!! You can see the Milky Way from the ground!!!!!!! Maybe in your neck of the woods there's too much light pollution. But there are many places away from towns and cities where it is clearly visible!!!
Vololiberista

I think you have missed the plot.... Wink

Wink

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ALROT's pic shows a piston prop Beech Baron at an altitude of 82,640 feet ASL....
82,640 feet ASL!
to view the Milky Way.... Shocked

Shocked

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Note....82,640 Feet ASL...got it.... Wink

Wink

...!

Paul never misses a chance of a bit of comedy... Wink

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...and yes....I can see the Milky Way from my ~~neckof the woods~~ back garden in England...plenty dark enough... Wink

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Reply #13 - Sep 18^th, 2006 at 7:14pm

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Those are clouds. LOL

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Reply #14 - Sep 18^th, 2006 at 7:32pm

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You wanna bet? $100

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Reply #15 - Sep 18^th, 2006 at 9:06pm

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You wanna bet? $100

I'll bet $500 against Cheesegrater. Grin

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Reply #16 - Sep 18^th, 2006 at 10:29pm

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I bet $1000000.

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Reply #17 - Sep 19^th, 2006 at 12:45am

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I'll bet $10,000,000,000 against you cheesegrater, fire up the demo and check it out.

Although, technically, the Milky Way is a "cloud" of gas and dust, but I don't think that's what he meant. Wink

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Reply #18 - Sep 19^th, 2006 at 1:02am

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I don't remember who posted a screenshot in space when the demo was first released, to show a comet and the Milky Way. Cheesgrater, you've lost your money Grin

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Reply #19 - Sep 19^th, 2006 at 2:29am

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I'll bet $10,000,000,000 against you cheesegrater, fire up the demo and check it out.

Although, technically, the Milky Way is a "cloud" of gas and dust, but I don't think that's what he meant. Wink

Wink

It is a cloud of gas, dust and stars. It is a galaxy!!! The one in which we live!! Depending on conditions of visibility it can look like a faint cloud or on a really clear night one can easily distinguish millions upon millions of stars. But, nowadays to see it at all one has to be a considerable distance from any kind of street lighting. The image is clearly the shape of the milky. All of you who made bets in it's favour can collect!!!!!!!
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Reply #20 - Sep 19^th, 2006 at 10:11am

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..........Fozzer must like me remember the "Blackout" , when not even the glow from a fagend was allowed to be shown.......no street lamps..........not a glimmer from your house window..........just blackness. Apart from moon and stars and the wonderful Milky Way............a truly glorious sight. ...and from four feet nothing ASL..............commoner Cheesy

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Reply #21 - Sep 19^th, 2006 at 1:55pm

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Cool find...that is certainly a nice feature to add along with real star positions 8)

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Reply #22 - Sep 19^th, 2006 at 5:13pm

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maybe thats whats wrong in the world..too much light pollution ...not enough people able to see the milky way, which generates a sense of awe and humility....too much awh Sad

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and not enough awe...sorry if i'm too mushy...

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Reply #23 - Sep 19^th, 2006 at 5:30pm

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sorry if i'm too mushy

Not you don't have to because you right,I practice a lot astronomy wich today has become more difficult for me & friend to make a start party mounth,everytime we have to travel more far from the city today to achive to see far distance Galaxys, nebula cluster,and more detail solar system planet we have to drive for more than 2 hours wich 7 years ago in 15 minutes we use to have in a closer place

,I made Telescopes(Not for sale or busisness) this is a very old shot 8 years ago,today i have made more Including a 6 inch refractor with a secondary and equatorial mounth

Here is more shots of this
Im an amateur astronomer

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Reply #24 - Sep 19^th, 2006 at 10:19pm

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yea alrot, i sympathize.....i built an 8'' reflector once used 2''-3'' pipes...i purchased the mirror, but built the rest.......i gave it to our local planetarium to use but it somehow disappeared...not worth donating things sometimes....nice that they added the milky way to fsx....

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Reply #25 - Sep 20^th, 2006 at 2:08am

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I have a 6" brought it out here with me. Got some great views and after 3 months the authorities came and errected a great big sodium street light right outside the proprty!!! Sad

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Has anyone seen those pictures of the night side of the Earth? Aliens must think that this is a twin star solar system!!!
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Reply #26 - Sep 20^th, 2006 at 4:15am

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I have a 6" brought it out here with me. Got some great views and after 3 months the authorities came and errected a great big sodium street light right outside the proprty!!! Sad

Sad

Has anyone seen those pictures of the night side of the Earth? Aliens must think that this is a twin star solar system!!!
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Reply #27 - Sep 21^st, 2006 at 4:28pm

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BTW, Alrot, you should know that it wasn't just sailors who used to use celestial navigation: it was a must for pilots also, until fairly recently.

Yup, that's what that little bubble was for, celestial navigation! Cheesy

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Reply #28 - Sep 21^st, 2006 at 6:07pm

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[quote author=dcunning30 link=board=FSX;num=1158360097;start=15#27 date=09/21/06 at 16:28:13]

Yup, that's what that little bubble was for, celestial navigation! Cheesy

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This pic shows the starlight windows of the VC10 cockpit
In fullscreen the stars show up very well but i have had to highlight them due to compression. This view shows the constellation Ursa Major with the two pointers to Polaris "The Pole Star" (in the upper window) Now all you need to do is measure the inclination of Polaris above the horizon. It's 2200hours Zulu So where is my local airport??
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Reply #29 - Sep 28^th, 2006 at 5:46am

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No further question in my mind about Alrot's identity

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Reply #30 - Oct 1^st, 2006 at 4:23am

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thats a cool little addition

and i also can see the milky way from my back garden Cheesy

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