Interesting Plug-ins of NASA World Wind:
In this article the interesting Plug-ins like the plug-ins of NASA World Wind which are related to planetary rings and satellites. This plug-ins give proper guidance to the users which have come from all walks of life. This has resulted in the increasing popularity of this plug-ins.
There are many plug-ins of World Wind which is interesting but we are going to consider a few of them.
Planetary Plug-ins: The planetary Plug-ins is very important for the most of the users. Many users are curious about the solar system. Also the astronomers will benefit from this Add-on. The Plug-in considers the ringed planet like Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. Note that these are the main ringed planets of the solar system.
Jupiter also has rings around it but they are very faint to be seen. So it is not included in the league of main ringed Planets. So only Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are considered.
Installation of this Plug-in: Note that this plug-in can be downloaded in a very simple procedure. This plug-I will work the best in the version 1.4 or the version or the version 0.3. After downloading this plug-ins in the respective versions of NASA World Wind you can haul the file in your World Wind directory which is the World wind plug-ins directory.
How to utilize this Plug-in: If you want to utilize this plug-in you have to follow these steps. First you have to open the plug-ins menu and then click load/Unload option. After you have followed these Steps then click on the option which is known as the ‘Planetary rings’. This option is present is the in load/Unload window in the plug-ins directory. When you access it then you can press the load button which is present their. The indicator next to the ‘Planetary Rings’ should turn green this is the indication that it is safe to close the load/Unload window.
Select the layer manager and then select properties on the layer option if you do this you will be able to access the plug-in which is present in the settings.
Why to select the settings the reason for this is that when you select the settings then you can alter the texture of the rings as you feel is better. These settings can also able to turn the shadows on and off.
If you want in this plug-in to follow the camera latitude then you select the option Invert. You can also watch different configurations. Sun can also be unlocked by this option. After you have finished the settings you can again lock the sun.
See Also: You can also see the related Add-ons like Saturn, Globe Icon in three dimensional, Stars in three dimensional, Atmospheric Halo and Sky and Fog Plug-in this plug-in dramatizes the Sky dome and haze effect.
Satellite tracker Plug-in: This Plug-in adds dynamically the satellites to World Wind. Almost four hundred satellites, which are present currently, are shown in this Plug-in. This is not enough the satellite information window is also available for the use of the viewers. This Window will definitely guide the users with the appropriate information. This makes the journey of the users easy. This feature has added to the popularity of this Plug-in.
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