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Celjabba · 04-06-2022, 01:23 PM

You can use Stellarium (https://stellarium.org/) to easily find the distance between two bodies and their positions at a specific date/time.

Set the date with F5
Select your observation location with F6 (planet, moon, ...)
Hide the ground with G
Find and select another location with F3.
Among the data show on the left will be the distance from the observer to the target (in AU and km).

By selecting the observer location as observer of solar system, centering the view on the sun, and adding the orbits, you will get a nice planet location map for any given date/time

You can much more, obviously, it is an amazing tool.

Edit : even easier, there is a distance tool between 2 items (using F10)

04-06-2022, 01:23 PM	#4
Celjabba Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Luxembourg	Re: Space Logistics: Space Distances and Comms You can use Stellarium (https://stellarium.org/) to easily find the distance between two bodies and their positions at a specific date/time. Set the date with F5 Select your observation location with F6 (planet, moon, ...) Hide the ground with G Find and select another location with F3. Among the data show on the left will be the distance from the observer to the target (in AU and km). By selecting the observer location as observer of solar system, centering the view on the sun, and adding the orbits, you will get a nice planet location map for any given date/time You can much more, obviously, it is an amazing tool. Edit : even easier, there is a distance tool between 2 items (using F10) Last edited by Celjabba; 04-06-2022 at 02:32 PM.