Eyes on the Solar System Options

[Astro0]

Eyes on the Solar System is JPLs cool new tool for we 'armchair explorers' to use and follow spacecraft as they explore space.
Check it out here.

As Doug said: ...go find the NEAR mission and watch it's orbital phase with Eros.... see the Pioneer 11 flyby of Jupiter, and go 'OMFG' at the Ulysses trajectory. There's a million things we're still trying to put into it - chances are any suggestions someone might have, we've already got it on a very very unfunded list of 'love to put in...' - but make suggestions

So go for it. Try it out and if you have some cool ideas, leave a message here.

[djellison]

I can think of no plugin I hate more than Flash. It does a great job of turning a mac laptop into a toasted sandwich maker.

We're 12 months into EotSS, so a major platform change is out of the question, plus the dev team is working from the Unity experience built from CASSIE and Eyes on the Earth before this.

We use Unity because, really, it's the best for the job. 'Less powerful' isn't an option given what we're trying to do. I can put you in touch with one of the devs if you really want this discussion

Have you actually tried EotSS

[4th rock from th...]

Have you actually tried EotSS

Tried... couldn't get it to install on my low end PC at the office with Firefox. About Flash... I'll just say that it simply works across a wide range of machines.

To keep things short and focused on the point I'm trying to make, plug-ins like Unity are great, but will give you performance and installation problems in a school or small community scenery, with outdated or less powerful PCs. Also, you will have the potential problems of needing administrator access to download and install the plug-in.

Of course, if you are targeting a specific audience, with good knowledge of software and a nice PC, then yes, Unity is the best option.