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The Ur-Quan Masters is a 2002 open-source fangame modification, based on the action-adventure science fiction game Star Control II.The original game was released for PCs in 1992 and ported to the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer in 1994.
In the early 2000s, the copyright to the first two Star Control games reverted to Reiche and Ford, [11] [12] but not the Trademark to the name Star Control. [ 4 ] [ 13 ] This led Reiche and Ford to remake Star Control II as The Ur-Quan Masters , [ 14 ] which they released in 2002 as a free download under an open source copyright license. [ 15 ]
Apparent magnitude (m) is a measure of the brightness of a star, astronomical object or other celestial objects like artificial satellites. Its value depends on its intrinsic luminosity , its distance, and any extinction of the object's light caused by interstellar dust along the line of sight to the observer.
Stellar brightness is based on the apparent visual magnitude as perceived by the human eye, from the brightest stars of 1st magnitude to the faintest at 6th magnitude. Since the invention of the optical telescope and the documenting of binary stars and multiple star systems, stellar brightness could be expressed as either individual (separate ...
Ekos is an astrophotography suite, a complete astrophotography solution that can control all INDI devices including numerous telescopes, CCDs, DSLRs, focusers, filters, and a lot more. Ekos supports highly accurate tracking using online and offline astrometry solver, auto-focus and auto-guiding capabilities, and capture of single or multiple ...
A screen in F.lux's "darkroom mode" On installation, the user can choose a location based on geographic coordinates, a ZIP code, or the name of a location.The program then automatically calibrates the device display's color temperature to account for time of day, based on sunrise and sunset at the chosen location.
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The primary star, Alnitak Aa, is a hot blue supergiant with an absolute magnitude of −6.0 and is the brightest class O star in the night sky with a visual magnitude of +2.0. It has two companions—Ab and B, the latter known for the longest time and the former discovered recently, producing a combined magnitude for the trio of +1.77.