Virtual Sky(v)

Virtual Sky is a browser-based planetarium for embedding in websites. Choose from the options below, check the preview is how you'd like, and then cut-and-paste the code into your web page.

  1. Customize

    Projection
    Width/Height
    e.g. 500x400
    Specific date?
    e.g. Sun, 02 Jan 2011 14:46:28 +0000 (leave blank for the current time)
    Latitude/longitude
    in decimal degrees
    Azimuthal offset
    in decimal degrees with north=0, east=90
    Background color
    default is transparent (only relevant in polar/mollweide projections)
    Text color
    e.g. #3366dd (leave blank for automatic)
    Magnitude Limit
    larger number is fainter
    Scale stars
    a scale factor by which to change the star sizes
    Sky gradient?
    Yes No
    Mouse control?
    Yes No
    Allow the user to use their mouse to drag the sky.
    Keyboard control?
    Yes No
    Allow the user to make use of the keyboard shortcuts when their cursor is over the sky.
    Invert sky colors?
    Yes No
    Display black stars on a white sky. Useful for printing.
    Cardinal points?
    Yes No
    e.g. "N", "S", "E" and "W"
    Constellation lines?
    Yes No
    Constellation labels?
    Yes No
    Const. boundaries?
    Yes No
    Meteor showers?
    Yes No
    Labels the radiants of current meteor showers
    Show planets?
    Yes No
    Will also show the Sun and Moon
    Show planet labels
    Yes No
    Show stars?
    Yes No
    Will also show the Sun and Moon
    Show star labels
    Yes No
    Display labels for the brightest stars e.g. "Sirius", "Deneb", "Pollux" etc?
    Show orbits?
    Yes No
    Show date?
    Yes No
    Displays the date and time in the top left corner.
    Show position?
    Yes No
    Displays the longitude and latitude in the top left corner.
    Show Ecliptic?
    Yes No
    Show Meridian?
    Yes No
    Azimuth gridlines?
    Yes No
    Equatorial gridlines?
    Yes No
    Galactic gridlines?
    Yes No
    Show Galactic plane?
    Yes No
    Show an outline of the plane of the Milky Way.
    Live?
    Yes No
    The sky will update every second.

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  3. Embed