OpenSpace User Guide
You’ve arrived at the official documentation for OpenSpace. OpenSpace is an open-source, interactive data visualization software designed to visualize the entire known universe at all possible scales.
Attention
This site is in the midst of an overhaul. Sections break down into:
Completely overhauled,
Relatively complete, but perhaps some bits missing,
A hybrid of work in progress plus old, unrenovated documentation pages,
Untouched from the old documentation version.
How to install & launch OpenSpace, a brief orientation, and how to fly.
Section not yet complete.
Profiles load data and settings, here are the profiles that ship with OpenSpace.
A description of each data set in OpenSpace.
How to add your own data and media, build asset files, actions, and events.
A reference section for OpenSpace commands, asset examples, and its scripting API.
How you can contribute to the OpenSpace’s development via coding of documentation.
Glossaries of terms on astronomy, coding, or documentation.
The whos, hows, and maybe even whys of OpenSpace.
How to reach the team and communicate with others in the OpenSpace community.
Releases
You can find a list of all releases of OpenSpace here.