This solar system simulator is a comprehensive software that accurately calculates gravitational interactions between all celestial bodies to simulate asteroid and comet movements. It also offers an amazing 3D interactive view feature.
The software allows for the calculation of the effects of general relativity and radiation pressure, while enabling interactive 3D viewing that makes it easy to rotate and zoom in on your view as the solar system evolves.
AstroGrav offers a comprehensive range of features, such as dynamic orbit and trajectory calculations, comprehensive tabular data, and multiple animated views. Additionally, it includes over 100,000 background stars, constellation data, and a wide range of physical units and celestial coordinate grids.
This software also offers import and editing facilities that allow you to create new objects manually or import hundreds of thousands of asteroids and comets.
AstroGrav's capabilities make it suitable for any situation where gravity is the only significant force. It goes beyond the solar system and into other systems like exoplanets, protoplanets, complex star systems, and even projectiles and bouncing balls.
AstroGrav is an excellent choice for astronomers, astrophysicists, researchers, teachers, educationalists, and students. It comes complete with full documentation and a tutorial to assist with its use. If you're looking for a solar system simulator that can accurately predict the movements of astronomical bodies, then AstroGrav is the software for you.
Version 5.0.1: Enhanced table popups to show data in all available units when the 'Alt' key is depressed. Restored the 'Window/Bring All to Front' command. Corrected a fault that prevented popups from working below the horizon when the viewpoint is attached to a location. Various minor bug fixes and improvements.
Version 5.0: Added a new and much more accurate evolution algorithm. Improved the ephemeris generator. Extended locations for viewing and ephemerides to the Sun, Moon, and planets. Completely revised and reorganized the sample simulations, adding many new simulations. Various minor bug fixes and improvements.
Version 4.5.3: Corrected a serious evolution fault. Improved manually drawn angles on view windows. Added extra information to view window popups, particularly when the 'Alt' key is depressed. Corrected a fault that prevented 'Edit/Split Object...' from working correctly. Various minor bug fixes and improvements.