Astrocraft

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Constellations

Enable the "Show Constellations" option in "Stars". Astrocraft will render lines between stars to make constellations easier to identify.

The North Star / Polaris

All stars in the sky revolve around polaris.

Blood Moon

A lunar eclipse

Big Planets Mode

Saturn and Jupiter shown in Big Planets mode, which can be enabled in the config menu.

The Milky Way zoomed in

A screenshot of the milky way using a spyglass pointed at zenith, while standing at Y: 320, for maximum visibility. Numerous clusters can be seen.

Martian Opposition

Mars becomes one of the brightest objects in the sky, as it reaches its closest distance to Earth.

Lunar Eclipse

The moon turning red during a lunar eclipse. This rare event occurs when the full moon coincides with the moon crossing the ecliptic.

4 Planets + Moon

Here are four planets and the moon in a straight line. From left to right: Venus (white), Mars (red), Jupiter (yellow) and Saturn (green-yellow)

Annular Eclipse

An Annular Eclipse occurs when the moon is too far away to completely cover the sun (Total Eclipse), despite being perfectly aligned. Instead the outer edges of the sun form a ring. Total and Partial eclipses are also possible with this mod.

Constellations

Enable the "Show Constellations" option in "Stars". Astrocraft will render lines between stars to make constellations easier to identify.

Crescent moon during the day

When the moon is in its crescent phase, it will appear nearby the sun, rather than opposite the sun. This means the moon can be up during the day. The sun in this image is also rising at an angle, rather than straight up from east.

View from a mountain

The Milky Way is brighter from high up

Meteor Shower

Two shooting stars radiating from a single point

Evening Sky

The bright white star in the center of the image is Venus. Above you can see a star cluster called the Pleiades.

View from a mountain

The Milky Way is brighter from high up

View from a Mountain

The Milky Way is brighter from high up.

Meteor Shower

Two shooting stars radiating from a single point

Lunar Eclipse

The moon turning red during a lunar eclipse. This rare event occurs when the full moon coincides with the moon crossing the ecliptic.

Orion next to the Moon

The constellation Orion with the moon to the right. The moon is in the "waxing gibbous" phase.

4 Planets + Moon

Here are four planets and the moon in a straight line. From left to right: Venus (white), Mars (red), Jupiter (yellow) and Saturn (green-yellow)

Annular Eclipse

An Annular Eclipse occurs when the moon is too far away to completely cover the sun (Total Eclipse), despite being perfectly aligned. Instead the outer edges of the sun form a ring. Total and Partial eclipses are also possible with this mod.

Pleiades (Seven Sisters)

A star cluster, seen through a spyglass. The Pleiades are also visible without a spyglass, but with less detail

Evening Sky

The bright white star in the center of the image is Venus. Above you can see a star cluster called the Pleiades.

Jupiter and Moons

When using a spyglass, four moons should appear by Jupiter. On the left: Ganymede and Io (Yellow), to the right: Callisto (quite dim), Europa. If viewed during opposition (like this image is), you can see the bands of Jupiter (Orange).

Neptune beside Mars (Old Image)

Neptune (dark blue) seen to the left of Mars (red). Neptune is too faint to see without a spyglass.

Crescent moon during the day

When the moon is in its crescent phase, it will appear nearby the sun, rather than opposite the sun. This means the moon can be up during the day. The sun in this image is also rising at an angle, rather than straight up from east.

Five Planets and the Moon at Dawn

Five planets and the moon all visible at dawn. From left to right, Mercury (white), Venus (white), Mars (red), Jupiter (yellow) and Saturn (green).

Five Planets and the Moon at Dawn

Five planets and the moon all visible at dawn. From left to right, Mercury (white), Venus (white), Mars (red), Jupiter (yellow) and Saturn (green).