A free and open source planetarium program. Features several widgets including a conjunction engine, transit/eclipse predicter and more. It shows the phases of planets, the moon and the classic constellations of the night sky.
NOTE: Because of the transition to a new language, Ohloh no longer tracks the lines of code Aciqra has.
This project is managed by Caglow.
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scientific nature visualization reference physics astronomy deepspace virtual planetarium science space celestial education planets simulation stars asteroids maps opengl tools dso
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Aciqra 2.2
Aciqra 2.2 (Grand Canyon) is the second release of Aciqra 2 being made available on May 20, 2012, five months after the release of Aciqra 2.1. It is a mid-year release -- smaller than an end-of-year release yet still substantial enough to be
2.2 Release ETA
The release of Aciqra 2.2 has been pushed up a few weeks and is now expected to be released on May 20, 2012. All of the features planned in the Roadmap have been completed and only some fine tuning is necessary for the release to be of release
Site is Ready
Aciqra's current website was launched a couple months ago in a limited, "preview mode" which was to last until significant preparations are done. The significant preparations have since been completed and so it is now time for the website's full
2.2 Progress Report
Following the release of Aciqra 2.1, development has slowed but still continues towards the June release of Aciqra 2.2. The primary goal of this release is to incorporate additional elements of a typical planetarium into Aciqra to improve its completeness and therefore, its usability.
Tags: progress2.2
New Website
Once again, the Aciqra project has a new website, this time, powered by Drupal. The move was necessitated by the lack of updates to keep up with changing technology from Bitweaver which powered the old site. Elements of the site slowly started
Project Links
- Homepage
- aciqra.caglow.com | Edit
- Download
- sourceforge.net | Edit
- Documentation
- See All Documentation Links
- Licensed Under
- Aciqra License | Edit
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