What software could I use to simulate my world's sky?
My protagonist is an astronomer in a fantasy world.
Ideally, what I want is software where I can specify some properties of this planet, e.g. orbital and rotation period, nearby stars, number of moons, and then visualise what someone would see from the planet's surface.
All the software I've found while searching visualises the real universe, whereas I want some kind of sandbox mode.
If this doesn't exist, can anyone guess what kind of tech stack I could use to build something basic myself? I am a Python engineer, but very inexperienced.
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Astrosynthesis is a nice generator that could fit your needs. It's a paid-for program, but it also has a 14-day trial so you can see what it has.
It lets you generate stars as well as show them on a number of map types. I've fiddled around with it before, and I think you can do things to make constellations, too? There's definitely a "Celestial Sphere" sort of display mode, and you can set a lot of things up with it, too.
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