Shira Universe 7.0

Details: Published: 18 August 2025

This version includes significant improvements.

- Improvements have been made to the display of illumbra's specially formatted volumetric 3D models.

The ability to display approximately 30 3D volumetric models from Ilumbra Astrophysical Media (https://ilumbra.com/) has been added. Pricing information for each model is available for users wishing to use these models in their Shira Universe planetariums. Please contact Sureyyasoft for pricing and licensing information.

The following models can work seamlessly with Shira Universe.

TRIFID NEBULA, M20 or NGC 6514
HELIX NEBULA NGC 7293 or Caldwell 63
HORSEHEAD NEBULA ,Barnard 33 or B33, IC 434
Cat's Eye Nebula, NGC 6543 and Caldwell 6
HERBIG-HARO HH 111
SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD V2022 (SMC)
ANDROMEDA (M31)
MESSIER 33 V2022
LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD
NGC3132
EAGLE NEBULA, (M16, NGC 6611)
CRAB NEBULA ,Messier 1, NGC 1952
ANT NEBULA, Mz 3
Herbig-Haro (HH) 46/47 jet
ORION NEBULA
NGC 1514
WHIRLPOOL GALAXY, Messier 51a
M 87, Virgo A or NGC 4486
NGC 2392, Caldwell 39, Eskimo Nebula
DUMBBELL NEBULA, Apple Core Nebula, Messier 27, M 27, or NGC 6853
CALABASH NEBULA, OH 231.84
Centaurus A (also known as NGC 5128)
RING NEBULA ,Messier 57, M57 or NGC 6720
SBA GALAXY
SBB GALAXY
SBC GALAXY
SB GALAXY
E3 GALAXY
E0 GALAXY
IRREGULAR GALAXY
S0 GALAXY
SA GALAXY

- The Inca and Inca (Cusco) constellation cultures have been added.

- Wide-angle views of Vera objects have been updated to the same as in Mitaka 1.7.4a.

- Nebula and Cloud sections have been added to the Basic Target screen. For detailed viewing of all sections, a button has been added to the upper right corner, allowing the section to fill the target screen.

- Significant improvements have been made to the speed of resource loading at startup and during runtime. All texture image sources have been converted to dds format, enabling direct on-screen display. 3D model spacecraft and celestial body files have been reorganized.