Solar System
Description: Program to demonstrate how to use a local coordinate method to position parts of a model in relation to other model parts. Draws a simple solar system, with a sun, planet and a moon. Based on sample code from the OpenGL programming guide by Woo, Neider, Davis. Addison-Wesley.
Software accompanying the book: 3D Computer Graphics: A Mathematical Introduction with OpenGL, by S. Buss, Cambridge University Press, 2003.
USAGE: Press "r" key to toggle (off and on) running the animation.
Press "s" key to single-step animation.
The up arrow key and down array key control the time step used in the animation rate.
Each key press multiplies or divides the times by a factor of two (2).
Press ESCAPE to exit.
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