Show HN: Generate animated solar system timelapse videos for any date range
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Found: January 21, 2026
ID: 3075
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Show HN: Generate animated solar system timelapse videos for any date range
A fork of Solar System Live that generates animated videos showing planetary
orbits over any date range. Tracks orbital statistics (how many times Earth
was lapped by Mercury/Venus, or lapped outer planets) and overlays dates/ages
on each frame.
Example: Einstein's lifetime (1879-1955) showing 76 years of solar system evolution. Built with Python + Pillow + ffmpeg, runs locally with Lighttpd.
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