Update Digital Universe catalogue (#2729)

data/assets/base.asset

@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ asset.require("scene/digitaluniverse/constellations")
 asset.require("scene/digitaluniverse/deepsky")
 asset.require("scene/digitaluniverse/dwarfs")
 asset.require("scene/digitaluniverse/exoplanets")
+asset.require("scene/digitaluniverse/exoplanets_candidates")
 asset.require("scene/digitaluniverse/globularclusters")
 asset.require("scene/digitaluniverse/grids")
 asset.require("scene/digitaluniverse/groups")
 asset.require("scene/digitaluniverse/h2regions")
-asset.require("scene/digitaluniverse/kepler")
 asset.require("scene/digitaluniverse/localdwarfs")
 asset.require("scene/digitaluniverse/milkyway")
 asset.require("scene/digitaluniverse/milkyway_arm_labels")

data/assets/scene/digitaluniverse/alternatestarlabels.asset

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ local speck = asset.syncedResource({
   Name = "Alternate Star Labels Speck Files",
   Type = "HttpSynchronization",
   Identifier = "digitaluniverse_alternatestarlabels_speck",
-  Version = 1
+  Version = 2
 })
 
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ local Object = {
     Enabled = false,
     Labels = {
       Enabled = true,
-      File = speck .. "stars-altlbl.label",
+      File = speck .. "altstarlabels.label",
       Color = { 0.4, 0.4, 0.4 },
       Size = 14.7,
       MinMaxSize = { 6, 20 },
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ local Object = {
   GUI = {
     Name = "Stars Labels - Alternate",
     Path = "/Milky Way/Stars",
-    Description = [[Census 3,550 star names. DU Version 1.7. <br>The main star data
-    identify the accepted IAU star names for the brightest stars. However, astronomers
-    have long cataloged thousands of stars beyond the brightest ones we see. Several
-    attempts over thousands of years to name all the visible stars have led to two
-    main catalogs: Johann Bayer's Catalog from 1603 and John Flamsteed's Catalog
-    published in 1725. (Description from URL) <br><br> Data Reference: Various
-    sources]]
+    Description = [[Census 3,395 star names. DU Version 1.8. <br>The main star data
+      identify the accepted IAU star names for the brightest stars. However, astronomers
+      have long cataloged thousands of stars beyond the brightest ones we see. Several
+      attempts over thousands of years to name all the visible stars have led to two
+      main catalogs: Johann Bayer's Catalog from 1603 and John Flamsteed's Catalog
+      published in 1725. (Description from URL) <br><br> Data Reference: Various
+      sources]]
   }
 }
 

data/assets/scene/digitaluniverse/constellations.asset

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ local speck = asset.syncedResource({
   Name = "Constellation Files",
   Type = "HttpSynchronization",
   Identifier = "digitaluniverse_constellations_data",
-  Version = 1
+  Version = 2
 })
 
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ local Constellations = {
   GUI = {
     Name = "Constellations",
     Path = "/Milky Way/Constellations",
-    Description = [[Census 88 constellations and labels. DU Version 2.3. <br> These
+    Description = [[Census 88 constellations and labels. DU Version 3.4. <br> These
       modern constellations are largely based on those of the Babylonians and
       Greeks; however, most cultures have their own figures and stories of the sky.
       More than half the official constellations adopted by scientists in 1930 were

data/assets/scene/digitaluniverse/digitaluniverse.asset

@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ asset.require("./constellations")
 asset.require("./deepsky")
 asset.require("./dwarfs")
 asset.require("./exoplanets")
+asset.require("./exoplanets_candidates")
 asset.require("./globularclusters")
 asset.require("./grids")
 asset.require("./groups")
 asset.require("./h2regions")
-asset.require("./kepler")
 asset.require("./localdwarfs")
 asset.require("./milkyway")
 asset.require("./milkyway_arm_labels")

data/assets/scene/digitaluniverse/exoplanets.asset

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ local speck = asset.syncedResource({
   Name = "Exoplanets Speck Files",
   Type = "HttpSynchronization",
   Identifier = "digitaluniverse_exoplanets_speck",
-  Version = 2
+  Version = 3
 })
 
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ local Object = {
   GUI = {
     Name = "Exoplanets",
     Path = "/Milky Way/Exoplanets",
-    Description = [[Census: 4,055 planets in 3,023 systems. DU Version 20.11. <br>
+    Description = [[Census: 5,361 planets in 3,982 systems. DU Version 20.12. <br>
       Extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, are a relatively new phenomenon in
       astronomy. While many astronomers believed in their existence, no
       observational evidence was available until 1995. Since that time, scientists

data/assets/scene/digitaluniverse/exoplanets_candidates.asset

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+local textures = asset.syncedResource({
+    Name = "Exoplanets Candidates Textures",
+    Type = "HttpSynchronization",
+    Identifier = "digitaluniverse_exoplanets_candidates_textures",
+    Version = 1
+})
+
+local speck = asset.syncedResource({
+  Name = "Exoplanets Candidates Speck Files",
+  Type = "HttpSynchronization",
+  Identifier = "digitaluniverse_exoplanets_candidates_speck",
+  Version = 1
+})
+
+
+local Object = {
+  Identifier = "PlanetaryCandidates",
+  Renderable = {
+    Type = "RenderableBillboardsCloud",
+    Enabled = false,
+    Color = { 1.0, 1.0, 0.0 },
+    Opacity = 0.99,
+    ScaleFactor = 410.0,
+    File = speck .. "exoplanet_candidates.speck",
+    Unit = "pc",
+    Texture = textures .. "halo.png",
+    CorrectionSizeEndDistance = 15.86,
+    CorrectionSizeFactor = 8.59,
+    BillboardMinMaxSize = { 0.0, 30.0 },
+    EnablePixelSizeControl = true
+  },
+  GUI = {
+    Name = "Planetary Candidates",
+    Path = "/Milky Way/Exoplanets",
+    Description = [[Census: 6,082 stars with candidate planetary systems. DU Version 11.8.
+      <br> The exoplanet candidate stars are likely hosts for exoplanets. These are stars
+      plucked from NASA's Kepler and TESS space telescopes. The Kepler mission was
+      designed to stare at one spot, roughly twelve degrees across, in the constellation
+      Cygnus. By staring at one spot, the spacecraft could monitor over 500,000 stars in
+      that field for subtle variations in brightness. The data included here are the stars
+      that are considered good candidates to host planets. Rather than represent them
+      photo-realistically, with accurate colors, we choose to visualize them as generic,
+      pure yellow stars. (Description from URL) <br><br> Data Reference: NASA Exoplanet
+      Archive (CalTech/NASA)]]
+  }
+}
+
+
+asset.onInitialize(function()
+  openspace.addSceneGraphNode(Object)
+end)
+
+asset.onDeinitialize(function()
+  openspace.removeSceneGraphNode(Object)
+end)
+
+asset.export(Object)
+
+
+
+asset.meta = {
+  Name = "Planetary Candidates",
+  Version = "2.1",
+  Description = "Digital Universe asset for Planetary Candidates",
+  Author = "Brian Abbott, Emily Rice, and Jason No (AMNH)",
+  URL = "https://www.amnh.org/research/hayden-planetarium/digital-universe",
+  License = "AMNH Digital Universe"
+}

data/assets/scene/digitaluniverse/kepler.asset

@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-local textures = asset.syncedResource({
-    Name = "Kepler Textures",
-    Type = "HttpSynchronization",
-    Identifier = "digitaluniverse_kepler_textures",
-    Version = 1
-})
-
-local speck = asset.syncedResource({
-  Name = "Kepler Speck Files",
-  Type = "HttpSynchronization",
-  Identifier = "digitaluniverse_kepler_speck",
-  Version = 3
-})
-
-
-local Object = {
-  Identifier = "KeplerPlanetaryCandidates",
-  Renderable = {
-    Type = "RenderableBillboardsCloud",
-    Enabled = false,
-    Color = { 1.0, 1.0, 0.0 },
-    Opacity = 0.99,
-    ScaleFactor = 410.0,
-    File = speck .. "kepler.speck",
-    Unit = "pc",
-    Texture = textures .. "halo.png",
-    CorrectionSizeEndDistance = 15.86,
-    CorrectionSizeFactor = 8.59,
-    BillboardMinMaxSize = { 0.0, 30.0 },
-    EnablePixelSizeControl = true
-  },
-  GUI = {
-    Name = "Kepler Planetary Candidates",
-    Path = "/Milky Way/Exoplanets",
-    Description = [[Census: 3,254 stars. DU Version 9.3. <br> The exoplanet candidate
-    stars are likely hosts for exoplanets. These are stars plucked from NASA's Kepler
-    and TESS space telescopes. The Kepler mission was designed to stare at one spot,
-    roughly twelve degrees across, in the constellation Cygnus. By staring at one
-    spot, the spacecraft could monitor over 500,000 stars in that field for subtle
-    variations in brightness.The data included here are the stars that are considered
-    good candidates to host planets. Rather than represent them photo-realistically,
-    with accurate colors, we choose to visualize them as generic, pure yellow stars.
-    (Description from URL) <br><br> Data Reference: NASA Exoplanet Archive
-    (CalTech/NASA)]]
-  }
-}
-
-
-asset.onInitialize(function()
-  openspace.addSceneGraphNode(Object)
-end)
-
-asset.onDeinitialize(function()
-  openspace.removeSceneGraphNode(Object)
-end)
-
-asset.export(Object)
-
-
-
-asset.meta = {
-  Name = "Kepler Planetary Candidates",
-  Version = "2.1",
-  Description = "Digital Universe asset for Kepler Planetary Candidates",
-  Author = "Brian Abbott, Emily Rice, and Jason No (AMNH)",
-  URL = "https://www.amnh.org/research/hayden-planetarium/digital-universe",
-  License = "AMNH Digital Universe"
-}

data/assets/scene/digitaluniverse/openclusters.asset

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ local speck = asset.syncedResource({
   Name = "Open Clusters Speck Files",
   Type = "HttpSynchronization",
   Identifier = "digitaluniverse_openclusters_speck",
-  Version = 2
+  Version = 3
 })
 
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ local Object = {
   GUI = {
     Name = "Open Star Clusters",
     Path = "/Milky Way",
-    Description = [[Census: 2,040 clusters. DU Version 5.7. <br> An open star cluster is a
+    Description = [[Census: 1,867 clusters. DU Version 7.8. <br> An open star cluster is a
       loose assemblage of stars numbering from hundreds to thousands that are bound by
       their mutual gravitation. Astronomers know from their stellar spectra that stars in
       open clusters are typically young. (With a star's spectrum, we can determine the
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ local Object = {
       night sky. Because of this, open clusters were originally known as Galactic
       clusters, but this term fell out of favor once astronomers began to understand that
       the Galaxy includes objects beyond the Milky Way's disk. <br><br> Data Reference:
-      Optically visible open clusters and Candidates (Dias+ 2002-2015)]]
+      Galactic spiral structure revealed by Gaia EDR3 (Poggio+, 2021)]]
   }
 }
 

data/assets/scene/digitaluniverse/stars.asset

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ local speck = asset.syncedResource({
   Name = "Stars Speck Files",
   Type = "HttpSynchronization",
   Identifier = "stars_du",
-  Version = 4
+  Version = 5
 })
 
 local sunspeck = asset.syncedResource({
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ local Stars = {
   GUI = {
     Name = "Stars",
     Path = "/Milky Way/Stars",
-    Description = [[Census:  117,003 stars with 321 labels.<br> DU Version 7.8. This
+    Description = [[Census:  116,584 stars with 321 labels.<br> DU Version 8.10. This
       star catalog is a combination of all available star catalogs, wherein we
       choose the best distance available to place the stars around the Sun as
       accurately as is possible. (Description from URL) <br><br> Data Reference:
-      XHIP: An Extended Hipparcos Compilation (Anderson E., Francis C. 2012);
-      Hipparcos Catalog (European Space Agency 1997); Gliese Catalog (Gliese and
-      Jahriess 1991)]]
+      Gaia Data Release 3 (Gaia Collaboration, 2022); XHIP: An Extended Hipparcos
+      Compilation (Anderson E., Francis C. 2012); Hipparcos Catalog (European Space Agency
+      1997); Gliese Catalog (Gliese and Jahriess 1991)]]
   }
 }