I've been playing around with compute shaders to generate procedural galaxies in #GaiaSky on the fly. Still needs work, but it looks promising for populating distant galaxies. In the video, I spawned a galaxy next to the milky way, trying to mimic its structure with a few simple parameters. (1/3)
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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#GaiaSky 3.7.0 is out! If you are on macOS Tahoe, you need to update, as this fixes a bug that prevents the app from starting.
But there is much more to this release! Many new features and QoL improvements: gaiasky.space/news/2025/ga...
But there is much more to this release! Many new features and QoL improvements: gaiasky.space/news/2025/ga...
Gaia Sky | Gaia Sky 3.7.0
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October 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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We have just published the GPS Satellite Network dataset for #GaiaSky, put together by @plateauastro.bsky.social. You can get it right now from the dataset manager.
September 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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#Astronomy question: I'm wondering about two stars, WT 767 and 768, both in Indus (I believe, after checking #GaiaSky), and it looks to me as if they're barely a light-year from each other.
August 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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📢📢📢 Exactly a week after the release of 3.6.10, we release #GaiaSky 3.6.11. This is a small-ish release that contains a few new API calls and some important bug fixes.
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Gaia Sky | Release 3.6.11.e03d32c84
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July 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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📢📢📢 #GaiaSky 3.6.10 is now available for download!
This release brings a handful of minor improvements, and a lot of bug fixes. Additionally, it enables a new virtual texture dataset based on Sentinel-2 data.
🔗 Learn more: gaiasky.space/news/2025/ga...
This release brings a handful of minor improvements, and a lot of bug fixes. Additionally, it enables a new virtual texture dataset based on Sentinel-2 data.
🔗 Learn more: gaiasky.space/news/2025/ga...
July 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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We'll (probably) release #GaiaSky 3.6.10 next Monday 21st.
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July 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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I've been working with @plateauastro.bsky.social on a new virtual texture for #GaiaSky which features many urban areas down to a resolution of 10-20 m/px. It is based on Sentinel-2 data and the NASA blue marble imagery. Check out the video 🎞️👇
July 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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📢📢📢 #GaiaSky 3.6.9-2 patch release is out!
This patch release contains a fix for the macOS package, which did not work in some cases, and some other fixes and tweaks.
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This patch release contains a fix for the macOS package, which did not work in some cases, and some other fixes and tweaks.
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Gaia Sky | Gaia Sky 3.6.9
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July 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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📢📢📢 #GaiaSky 3.6.9 is out! This version brings some exciting new features and lots of bug fixes.
More info: gaiasky.space/news/2025/ga...
More info: gaiasky.space/news/2025/ga...
July 2, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Everything is ready for the #GaiaSky 3.6.9 release...
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July 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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#GaiaSky will get a star streaks shader in the next release. This effect elongates stars in the direction of motion to create a sort of Star Trek travel effect. Of course, this can be turned off in the settings.
June 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Downloading database updates from @gaiasky.bsky.social as I wander through Bluesky and other social media tonight.
The new version of #GaiaSky seems to work pretty well. I like the font choices for the new version of the user interface. If there's a way to customize that?
The new version of #GaiaSky seems to work pretty well. I like the font choices for the new version of the user interface. If there's a way to customize that?
June 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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#GaiaSky 3.6.8 is clearly GPU-bound. This means that the graphics card is the limiting factor in performance.
The footage below is captured with the GTX 1070, which is now almost exactly 9 years old. But the software runs well also on integrated GPUs (laptops mostly), and APUs (Steam Deck).
The footage below is captured with the GTX 1070, which is now almost exactly 9 years old. But the software runs well also on integrated GPUs (laptops mostly), and APUs (Steam Deck).
June 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Things are strangely quiet after the release of #GaiaSky 3.6.8 yesterday. Usually I get at least a few bug reports after a big release. So far, there's nothing for 3.6.8...
June 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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📢 🚀 #GaiaSky 3.6.8 is out now! A big update packed with improvements:
- Complete UI refresh
- One-click "recommended datasets" for newcomers
- Star/particle rendering upgrades
- Major performance gains across the board
- Tons of fixes, polish, and under-the-hood refactors
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- Complete UI refresh
- One-click "recommended datasets" for newcomers
- Star/particle rendering upgrades
- Major performance gains across the board
- Tons of fixes, polish, and under-the-hood refactors
gaiasky.space/downloads/
June 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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📢📢 Today we make available a new Gaia DR3-based catalog: Gaia DR3 Best!
It is a small and compact catalog with only the very best stars in terms of parallax relative error. It contains 646K stars and weighs ~54 MB.
All the info: gaiasky.space/news/2025/ne...
#GaiaSky #Catalog #GaiaDR3
It is a small and compact catalog with only the very best stars in terms of parallax relative error. It contains 646K stars and weighs ~54 MB.
All the info: gaiasky.space/news/2025/ne...
#GaiaSky #Catalog #GaiaDR3
June 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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@plateauastro.bsky.social has made some quality tutorials on the basics of #GaiaSky. Well worth checking out!
Since last year, I’ve been using some awesome software called Gaia Sky (@gaiasky.bsky.social) in my planetarium shows
It’s free, open source, and a cool tool to tour the solar system, the galaxy, and beyond
I made some tutorial videos teaching how to use it
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It’s free, open source, and a cool tool to tour the solar system, the galaxy, and beyond
I made some tutorial videos teaching how to use it
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Learn to Use Gaia Sky - YouTube
Series of short videos showing how to use the free, open source 3D Universe visualization app, Gaia Sky.
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May 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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⚡ Huge performance improvements are coming in #GaiaSky 3.6.8! These include drastic reductions in CPU utilization and memory usage. Wanna know more? Here are all the details 👇
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Gaia Sky | Performance boost in 3.6.8
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May 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Does the camera info panel not work for you?
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Camera info panel — Gaia Sky docs
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May 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Controls — Gaia Sky docs
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May 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Been doing some UI work in #GaiaSky to clean up the themes and make it possible to generate themes automagically from an accent color. Now we need to decide the default theme. Which one is your favourite? See poll below.
April 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Gaia Sky | New features in bookmarks
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April 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Gaia leaves for retirement orbit
YouTube video by European Space Agency, ESA
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March 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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