Night Sky Accuracy

Oleander · 10-16-13, 07:44 AM

Ever since I started using Real Nav, I've been paying more attention to the sky. But, in doing so, I noticed something was a bit off. Like for instance the way the Big Dipper is turned and where certain constellations are. So once I started looking at where stuff should be I noticed that the game is using my geographic location the plot the stars which kind of bummed me out. So I've included some screens to show what I mean.

Here's the view I see in the game on October 8th, 1939 looking North.

Here's what Stellarium says the sky should look like at the same location and time.

Here's what the night sky at my house looked like last night in North Carolina.

So is that how its always been or is my game not tracking the sky correctly? It just seems odd that it would be showing me my sky regardless of where I am.

10-16-13, 07:44 AM	#1
Oleander Machinist's Mate Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 126 Downloads: 477 Uploads: 0	Night Sky Accuracy Ever since I started using Real Nav, I've been paying more attention to the sky. But, in doing so, I noticed something was a bit off. Like for instance the way the Big Dipper is turned and where certain constellations are. So once I started looking at where stuff should be I noticed that the game is using my geographic location the plot the stars which kind of bummed me out. So I've included some screens to show what I mean. Here's the view I see in the game on October 8th, 1939 looking North. Here's what Stellarium says the sky should look like at the same location and time. Here's what the night sky at my house looked like last night in North Carolina. So is that how its always been or is my game not tracking the sky correctly? It just seems odd that it would be showing me my sky regardless of where I am.