- 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.
- Fixed the bug on new worlds
- Fog is now always the same color as the sky, before the fog would be light during the day even if the sky was dark due to an eclipse or the sun being far away This also fixed the bug on 1.21 where the fog color would sometimes be dark before the sun has set.
- Added an option to make the sun and moon realistic sized
- Added an option to disable the config menu
- Planet textures are now selected using a button
- Hyperbolic Orbits
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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.
