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08 Feb 2017 04:32

All day, everyday, everywhere I go I see views that remind me of things I see in Space Engine.
Tonight's sunset. On my first try I got this "Screenshot" :P
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08 Feb 2017 05:19

So, reality is a pretty good simulation of SpaceEngine?
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08 Feb 2017 05:24

reality is a pretty good simulation of SpaceEngine?
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08 Feb 2017 07:13

I look forward to the day that Space Engine simulates a universe containing itself.
 
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08 Feb 2017 07:25

I look forward to fast-forwarding time in that version of SE  :D
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hi its me spacer, the strange thing happend again and i cant log in to my account. even if i reset my password via email...the password i get in the mail doesnt working.
herbinger, DOC. if you can fix it again....
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I look forward to the day that Space Engine simulates a universe containing itself.
Maybe that is what we are
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09 Feb 2017 07:11

Woah! I remember watching Bill Nye the Science Guy in middle school...and now, it's coming back!
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More Bill Nye is always a good thing
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09 Feb 2017 19:27

Nice see he's still active with science outreach, and with the energy and enthusiasm.

The suggested video by Veritasium was also pretty good.

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11 Feb 2017 08:05

Gee Harliquin, what are you trying to calculate?  (What is your input?)

As Hornblower said, it should have no trouble doing acceleration.  WolframAlpha is really good at figuring out the units (or 'dimensions') of the quantity you're interested in and converting them accordingly, even if the quantities you put in are in all sorts of different units.  (I think this is actually one of its best features).  So if it's not giving you acceleration out, then probably whatever you're putting in is not actually equivalent to acceleration.

For example, you can put in (10 Newtons)/(25 milligrams), and it correctly converts the answer to acceleration, in meters per second squared.  Or you can put in 2*G*(10 solar masses)/c^2, and it converts the answer to distance, which in this case is the size of the event horizon of a 10-solar-mass black hole.
What I need to calculate are the following:
What speed/velocity do I need to travel these distances in space engine in the allotted time?:
5.01 AU in 30 Mins
9.36 AU in 30 mins
53.53 LY in 45 mins
365.29 LY in 60 mins
369.62 LY in 60 mins
3656.98 LY in 90 mins
3660.74 LY in 90 mins.

Answers required are in:
C^2, AU/sec^2, LY/sec^2
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11 Feb 2017 08:45

Ah, you are asking for velocity, which is distance per time.  Distance/sec^2 is acceleration, which is different.  You can't convert velocity to acceleration anymore than you can convert meters to kilograms.  So... just divide the distance by the time in Wolfram Alpha, and it will tell you the velocity you need.

If you did want the answer in distance/sec^2, then the question you would be asking is "what acceleration do you need (presumably a constant acceleration) to make the journey in that time."  If that is what you want, then okay, it's just more math and you'll need to use a formula.
 
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11 Feb 2017 09:50

Ah, you are asking for velocity, which is distance per time.  Distance/sec^2 is acceleration, which is different.  You can't convert velocity to acceleration anymore than you can convert meters to kilograms.  So... just divide the distance by the time in Wolfram Alpha, and it will tell you the velocity you need.

If you did want the answer in distance/sec^2, then the question you would be asking is "what acceleration do you need (presumably a constant acceleration) to make the journey in that time."  If that is what you want, then okay, it's just more math and you'll need to use a formula.
Thanks for that. It also gets a little confusing when I'm trying to input the velocity into space engine, trying to gauge it with the mouse wheel, thus why I am after the answer in those 3 diff. measurements. Wolfram only goes as far as Multiples of Light-speed, not AU/sec^2 or LY/sec^2 which seem to be some of the main velocities I need. Just having to rely on mouse wheel and "w" key does make thing a trifle difficult. Do you know of any easier way I can do this?
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11 Feb 2017 09:54

Gee Harliquin, if you want to do constant acceleration in SE, use the spaceship or airplane camera mode. Instead of scrolling for m/s, you scroll for m/s2
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