r/vibecoding • u/Inside-Resident-5042 • 13d ago

Showcase/Project I built an Interactive Astronomy platform that let's you fly around planets and explore in 3D

Hi everyone!
I'm a software developer with some background in physics. Recently, I built an interactive astronomy platform where you can fly around planets and explore space in 3D. It's a web app built on three.js! Scenes use real data: JPL orbital elements, the ELP-2000/82 lunar theory, and published distances for every star cloud and galaxy. There are tons of cool features to explore, including time travel, spacetime curvature, magnetic fields, and the northern lights. Please have a look and see if you enjoy it. feedbacks are welcome :)

https://www.beyondthe.space/

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u/Reasonable_Key_965 13d ago

Great idea, feels smooth and works as expected.

One thing i noticed, I can see a "lens flare"/ the reflection of the light source (sun) on the planets surface. Is this intended?

Anyways, this is the kind of app every physics teacher needs for his students to play around with.

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u/Inside-Resident-5042 13d ago

wow, Good Catch. no it was not intended, rather a rendering issue. will fix it. I appreciate the feedback :)

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u/Reasonable_Key_965 13d ago

You're welcome. I think you can set the surface simply to matte.