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Besides imaging the planets I'd also like to be able to go there, or at least to take close up pictures of this distant and fascinating worlds. Today, with a simple PC, I can simulate what it would be like to do this things!

As I'm not a 3D graphics expert I took the easy approach: use Celestia to travel to the desired destination and point the camera, all in real time and using the mouse!

To get good results I updated and corrected the textures that came with the program and also changed some atmospheric parameters. This way the images look more natural and the colors more real. I also used Terragen and a old software called VistaPro to make some surface views. All images were then further processed to achieve more realistic results.

I also like to do some further processing on panoramas, create polar views, etc.

Solar systems:

mu Arae | 55 Cnc | ups And | Sol

Planets:

Venus

Mars orbit & Surface

Jupiter: Io | Europa | Ganimedes | Callisto

Sources:

Textures