Astroterm: A Planetarium for Your Terminal

(github.com)

140 points | by nvmdbljstm 2 days ago

9 comments

  • ricq 2 hours ago
    Nice to combine with the Astrological CPU Scheduler: https://github.com/zampierilucas/scx_horoscope
  • isolli 31 minutes ago
    Very, very distantly related to the topic, but it reminded me of the Cosmo Phase watch from Casio (CGW-50), released in the 80s [0]

    Having stars and planets at your fingertips...

    [0] https://www.casio.com/us/watches/50th/Heritage/1980s/

  • nextliftoff 50 minutes ago
    Well done, any plans to show other space objects too? Like the ISS or Starlink? One thing I ran into when tracking satellites in the browser: CelesTrak's TLE files skip satellites with six-digit catalog numbers, which is most of what's been launched lately, so new Starlinks just weren't there. Their CSV files have them tho.
  • nvmdbljstm 2 days ago
    Regardless of whether it’s useful or not, the level of creative intelligence is impressive
    • esperent 5 hours ago
      I think these kind of projects are great for stress testing terminal performance as well.
    • Yevini 2 hours ago
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  • S0y 4 hours ago
    It's pretty refreshing to see such a nice and readable README. vibe coders, please take notes.
    • darkwater 2 hours ago
      Saving one memory...

      I took note of your suggestion, next time I will write the README in the voice of da-luce/astroterm README.

    • hnlmorg 2 hours ago
      Seems pretty average to me. What is it you specifically like?

      (Curious as someone who struggles to write readmes)

  • superkickstart 1 hour ago
    Could this be set up as dynamic motd in the terminal?
  • jaekwon 5 hours ago
    Similar concept but for a social network: gno.world
  • slybot 3 hours ago
    ASCII-rendered visuals looks pretty decent.

    After reading the first sentence, I cannot stop imagining some Rust people cannot stop salivating at the prospect to a version saying, "written in Rust", "safe", etc. ~

    • dotancohen 3 hours ago
      Not really. One example image has Capella, Rigel, and Sirius clearly marked. But even with that, I can not make out Orion, probably the most recognizable constellation behind the big dipper.

      I would absolutely love a terminal Stellarium alternative, but this isn't it.

  • hyperficial_ 6 hours ago
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