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FlightGear can periodically download weather ([[METAR]]) data. This information is used to influence the environment. | FlightGear can periodically download weather ([[METAR]]) data. This information is used to influence the environment. This can be most easily enabled with <tt>--enable-real-weather-fetch</tt> | ||
As of FG 0.9.10, for the current METAR station, FG models: | As of FG 0.9.10, for the current METAR station, FG models: | ||
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| [[ | | [[File:Clouds1_2006-06-23.jpg]] | ||
''Default Clouds'' | ''Default Clouds'' | ||
| [[ | | [[File:Clouds2_2006-06-23.jpg]] | ||
''Volumetric (3D) Clouds'' | ''Volumetric (3D) Clouds'' | ||
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=== Accurate and Detailed Sky Model === | === Accurate and Detailed Sky Model === | ||
[[ | [[File:Moon.jpg|thumb|270px|The full texture moon]] | ||
FlightGear implements extremely accurate time of day modeling with correctly placed sun, moon, stars, and planets for the specified time and date. FlightGear can track the current computer clock time in order to correctly place the sun, moon, stars, etc. in their current and proper place relative to the earth. If it's dawn in Sydney right now, it's dawn in the sim right now when you locate yourself in virtual Sydney. The sun, moon, stars, and planets all follow their correct courses through the sky. This modeling also correctly takes into account seasonal effects so you have 24 hour days north of the arctic circle in the summer, etc. We also illuminate the correctly placed moon with the correctly placed sun to get the correct phase of the moon for the current time/date, just like in real life. | FlightGear implements extremely accurate time of day modeling with correctly placed sun, moon, stars, and planets for the specified time and date. FlightGear can track the current computer clock time in order to correctly place the sun, moon, stars, etc. in their current and proper place relative to the earth. If it's dawn in Sydney right now, it's dawn in the sim right now when you locate yourself in virtual Sydney. The sun, moon, stars, and planets all follow their correct courses through the sky. This modeling also correctly takes into account seasonal effects so you have 24 hour days north of the arctic circle in the summer, etc. We also illuminate the correctly placed moon with the correctly placed sun to get the correct phase of the moon for the current time/date, just like in real life. | ||