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Package: celestia (1.5.1+dfsg1-2)

A real-time visual space simulation

Celestia is a free 3D astronomy program. Based on the Hipparcos Catalogue, it allows users to display objects ranging in scale from artificial satellites to entire galaxies in three dimensions using OpenGL. Unlike most planetarium software, the user is free to travel about the Universe.

This is a dummy package that selects at least one frontend for Celestia.

Tags: Field: Astronomy, Implemented in: C++, User Interface: Three-Dimensional, X Window System, Role: Program, Scope: Application, Purpose: Game Playing, Learning, Data Visualization, X Window System: Application

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