Star constellations in DCS

[Ironhand]

On 11/16/2020 at 8:36 AM, DarkFire said:

 

That reddish star is probably either Mars or Betelgeuse, the 10th most visible star and is in the constellation of Orion.

Not Betelgeuse, it’s white in the sim. He might have also seen Sirius which, when approaching the western horizon appears reddish/orange in the sim and very bright.

 

Unfortunately we’d need to know the mission date and time to know for sure. Very late in replying, I know.

Edited December 2, 2020 by Ironhand

[Worrazen]

I absolutely knew it this is going to be looked into depth and become a focus point by some one at some point, making the detail a big deal, hehe, love it  

 

While objectively not the most important part, but it's actually not that far fetched to go out and have proper star positioning because that would be rather critical for star navigation, a niche usecase but still, that's what excells the whole simulator. I would personally enjoy to try out such navigation-challenging missions eventually ... a bit down the road tho, been trying to get myself off the F-10 godlike view habit and use fog of war.

[Ironhand]

Oh, I just love this sort of stuff. I'm seriously thinking of making a quick video guide to DCS's stars and constellations. I nearly did it several--actually more than several--years ago and now the topic's been resurrected.

Edited December 7, 2020 by Ironhand