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Thomson Sphere
Group template (.pyvt) · 2 nodes · needs PVA 1.0.0 or newer
Draws the Thomson sphere for an observer position: the sphere whose diameter is the line from the Sun to the observer.
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| Node type | Family | |
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| Plot | leaves | find templates |
| Thomson Sphere | datasets | find templates |
How to use
This group is in the library on this site but does not ship with PVA. Download thomson-sphere.pyvt and put it in the groups folder of the PVA home (see Files and folders); it then appears under Groups ▸ Saved. See Groups.