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PlanetWerks, Opera application V2.8 May 26, 2010 6:23:36 PM

An interactive, educational and accurate Solar System simulation

A planetarium on your Desktop!

PlanetWerks is a three-dimensional widget-sized tour through our solar system. A sophisticated control system brings you amazing views and fun facts! Movement in PlanetWerks 2 incorporates accurate 2-body motion; so objects orbit the sun the same way they do in the actual solar system!

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Also included, switch to a linear scale model to see just how vast the solar system really is. Four levels of precision rotation and zoom control to help get those great views! Then click planets and satellites for fun facts and statistics!

2.6 Changelog:

  • Fixes for updated Opera widget security specifications
  • New icons


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thank you

By arnoldcute , # Nov 25, 2011 6:34:47 AM

I love solar system! it's amazing!

By humanplanet , # Sep 23, 2011 2:44:13 AM

Displaying of the options menu is rather slow and the planets dont really move smoothly

By mrtatoad , # Sep 7, 2011 6:39:07 PM

I so love it !

By lauram75 , # Jul 30, 2011 3:10:18 PM

Love this, its great when you sit in university class and need some distraction. The zoom control is great for the views on the planets.

By LauraSchmidt , # Apr 22, 2011 11:19:09 AM

I made it start up when windows starts but i cannot make it remember the last settings. Would that be possible?

By atiut , # Mar 31, 2011 9:46:12 PM

2012 :smile:))))))))))) , а где планета НИБИРУ??????

Хорошая заставка...

By temalaner , # Jan 12, 2011 6:26:36 AM

2012! :smile:

By Laptopuri , # Nov 6, 2010 4:29:45 PM

The orbit for Venus is correct. What Venus does differently is *rotate* or spin clockwise; but it still orbits in a counter-clockwise direction. This spin is what creates planetary night and day and is not represented in PlanetWerks. All of the other planets spin counter-clockwise.

By GreyWyvern , # Aug 26, 2010 2:19:38 PM

well Venus Orbit is wrong
If viewed from above the Sun's north pole, all the planets are orbiting in a counter-clockwise direction; but while most planets also rotate counter-clockwise, Venus rotates clockwise in "retrograde" rotation
this is a bit problem, but have anothers that makes this Widget not correct

By XKN , # Aug 1, 2010 11:53:32 PM

very good and important

By ANTlucky , # Jul 14, 2010 4:05:45 AM

Amazing work.

By Jurgi , # Jun 19, 2010 10:36:03 PM

This is one of the most educational widgets I have seen so far.

By nailcare , # Apr 27, 2010 10:16:52 PM

it's very useful

By louaialkurdi , # Apr 6, 2010 1:14:15 PM

its good

By viorel1962 , # Mar 8, 2010 12:34:23 PM

"Cool image on the planet with planet werks".

By luq_man_kla_x , # Jan 29, 2010 3:29:10 PM

it can be very useful in schools

By katyavladimir , # Jan 18, 2010 10:43:53 AM

This was very educational

By plante-medicinale , # Jan 8, 2010 5:44:41 PM

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By samirop , # Jan 7, 2010 6:45:06 AM

I am having difficulty slowing the orbit speeds down. I only seem to be able to speed them up. I would like to slow everything down so it takes the earth six hours to orbit the sun. Or, just a lot slower than the default. Any suggestions? Thanks.

By memetic , # Oct 31, 2009 6:21:37 PM

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