Night Sky Explorer VR
We present a Virtual Reality application that immersively visualizes nighttime skyglow and its sources of light pollution. Utilizing Unity with Cesium and OpenStreetMap geospatial data, the system integrates calibrated all-sky images processed with the Sky Quality Camera software to provide natural and luminance views of the night sky. By projecting road maps and location markers onto a surrounding sphere using inverse stereographic projection, users can intuitively explore the correlation between observed skyglow and its sources. This tool offers educational and exploratory potential, highlighting the impact of artificial light pollution on the night sky in an immersive and realistic context.
Authors
- Olivier Augereau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9661-3762)
- Philippe Deverchère
- Maxim Spur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7815-1915)
- Edna Hernández González
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Université de Bretagne Occidentale (FR)
- École nationale d'ingénieurs de Brest (FR)
- Laboratoire des Sciences et Techniques de l’Information de la Communication et de la Connaissance (FR)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-03-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/vrw66409.2025.00350
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00