- Big Planets option now scales planets differently and also adjusts their moons orbits.
- Planet positions update every 10 seconds rather than every 50.
- Added Star Color slider replacing the Star Color toggle option.
- Added Star Opacity slider.
- Added Daytime Stars toggle option, which makes stars visible during daytime.
- Added option to change the height "space" begins.
Sun and Moon Changes
- Replaced "Big Sun / Moon" toggle option with a scale slider.
- Sun / Moon are now smaller by default.
- Legacy Moon Mode has an option to keep the moon in a fixed position opposite the sun.
- Made the new moon slightly less visible.
Spyglass Changes
- The number of stars rendered when using a spyglass now changes depending on multiple factors, such as:
- Y position, you can see more stars when higher up
- Pitch, less stars are rendered when pointing the spyglass near the horizon, and more near zenith.
- Reduced spyglass lag, especially when not pointed at the sky.
- Spyglass culling is compatible with different zoom levels, like with the mod Spyglass Improvements.
Meteor Changes
- Shooting stars are longer.
- The radiants of meteor showers move over time.
- Fixed the geminids spawning an excessive amount of meteors.
- Added a few small meteor showers.
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Added more stars, up to magnitude 11. There are now around 2.5 million. However it is currently limited to magnitude 9 by default, due to performance issues. Many open clusters are visible now.
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The Milky Way / Deep Sky is less visible when the moon lights up the sky.
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Compatible with Nicer Skies and some other similar mods, fabric skyboxes is not yet compatible. With Nicer Skies you may have to disable "Twinkle Stars".
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Added new config categories and moved some options around.
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Added an option to render an equatorial grid, and tropical zodiac boundaries.