Dev tools · September 12, 2024
Galaxy Visualization
I've been iterating on a small galaxy visualization project that originally started as a university course assignment, using only provided sample data (no real astronomical distances). Recently, I updated it to include redshift-based distance data, which makes the 3D structure more meaningful and closer to real large-scale galaxy distributions. Repo: https://github.com/Avicted/galaxy_visualization_raylib Demo video (3D navigation + galaxy structures): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC83RDWuPvw Current state: - Written in C (C99 standard) using Raylib -…
Galaxy Visualization launched on September 12, 2024 with 75 votes, #539 of 5,281 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Galaxy Visualization is an interactive tool that displays 100,000 real galaxies from a sector of space alongside 100,000 randomly generated ones, all rendered using Raylib. Built for astronomy enthusiasts and those interested in space exploration, the project lets users explore and visualize galactic data in an interactive 3D environment. The ability to compare authentic astronomical data with simulated galaxies provides a unique perspective on cosmic scale and distribution.
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From the sources
This project visualizes 100,000 real galaxies in blue and 100,000 randomly distributed galaxies in red. The data is sourced from the GPU programming course at: Åbo Akademi University. Additional redshift survey data is also provided. - GitHub - Avicted/galaxy_visualization_raylib: This project visualizes 100,000 real galaxies in blue and 100,000 randomly distributed galaxies in red. The data is so
In the maker’s words, at launch
100k real ( +100k random ) galaxies from a sector. Visualized with Raylib.
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