The Solar System: September, AD 15605

[töff]

I think I will download a couple of those other freeware astro proggies and see if I can get some other reports for planetary positions in September 15605. But ... still ... same question: whom do we trust?

On second thought, to hell with it. I'll go with Starry Night. I got better things to do with my time than triple-cross-check this data.

We're always told to get a second opinion in medical matters. But what if the first doctor was right, and the second one's wrong? Even a third opinion doesn't really help much: there are times when the majority's right, and times when it's wrong (bin thar dunit). Again, it comes down to where you place your trust. Don't tell me you never disregarded the adivce of "all your friends" and did something your own way, and afterwards you were glad you did. It happens!

Bottom line, I doubt any of us will be around in the year 15,605 ... nor will this map. Too bad, huh, on all counts.

[töff]

I said I want to crop & rotate the system so it's not just concentric circles spreading from the middle of the page. I tried a few cropping rectangles, but I am not able to offset the sun sufficiently for my taste. It really has to go diagonally, not just off to one side, X but not Y.

I think the only option is to make up some new fictitious orbits beyond Sedna and position some objects out there, either natural or artificial, that expand my content in that direction, so the sun gets offset in the other direction. At least I'm at a stage where I can still dink with the orbits! I know full well that the orbit set will become immutable soon enough.

[töff]

Well, that helped a little. I think this gets me with reach of the fudge factor, anyway.

Movin' on! ... what's next, I don't even know ... but I can't wait to do it!

MAPMAKING IZ DA BOM can I get a Amen.

[töff]

... what's next, I don't even know ...

• Planet icons
• Asteroid icons
• Asteroid kingdom heraldry
• Private heraldry (eg. House Linzin @ Triton)
• Legend
• Orbit track graphics
• Logarithmic scale for orbits (color spectrum?)
• Zodiac boundaries
• Zodiac icons
• ??? Latitude indicators
• ??? Orbit overlap (currently have no data!)
• Moons
• Moon menus
• Planetary display menus
• Options menu (units, scale, etc.)
• Place asteroids per longitudes
• Place artifical objects (incl. Oort-1 station)
• Trojans
• ??? and don't forget those "to be investigated" links!

I always forget tons of stuff on these stupid lists ... but this ought to be enough to keep me busy for an hour or two.

[ravells]

Trojans????

[töff]

Trojans????

And Greeks.

[SeerBlue]

Okay Toff, as you look to be the expert, something I have wondered for a bit, do the asteriods, which I now know are Trojans, Greeks, and even Hildas, rotate around the sun at the same rate as Jupiter, or does Jupiter go crashing into the odd one now and again, and how would one transit such a thing if it did shuffle them around once and awhile,,,I know I could probably look it up myself, but I have an inkling your answer would be more entertaining.
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