Astrocraft: Realistic Night Skies

Cresent Moon

The crescent moon next to the sun, still up during the day.

Five planets and the Moon at Dawn

The five main planets, from left to right: Mercury (white), Venus (white), Mars (red), Jupiter (yellow), Saturn (green).

Jupiter through spyglass

The spyglass reveals Jupiter's moons.

Lunar Eclipse (old)

The moon turns red during a rare lunar eclipse.

Jupiter through a spyglass (Zoomify)

A close up of Jupiter through a very zoomed in spyglass. With enough zoom, planets can be rendered with textures.

Jupiter through a Spyglass (Old)

Four moons can be visible beside Jupiter when using a spyglass.

Perseid Meteor Shower

Two shooting stars radiating from a single point

Annular Solar Eclipse

An annular eclipse occurs when the moon is perfectly aligned with the sun, but the moon is too far away to fully eclipse the sun. This forms a ring showing the edges of the sun. Total and partial solar eclipses can also happen.

View from a Mountain

The Milky Way is brighter from high up.

Lunar Eclipse

You can see the shadow move across the moon, as it turns red and dims

Galactic Center

The center of the galaxy, located near Sagittarius / Scorpius. The Great Rift is visible.

Blood Moon (Lunar Eclipse)

When the moon is eclipsed, moonlight will dim.