diff --git a/content/posts/newsletter-020/aladin_lite_mars_RdBu_cm.gif b/content/posts/newsletter-020/aladin_lite_mars_RdBu_cm.gif new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fe9a89e2b Binary files /dev/null and b/content/posts/newsletter-020/aladin_lite_mars_RdBu_cm.gif differ diff --git a/content/posts/newsletter-020/index.md b/content/posts/newsletter-020/index.md index 0b9d52786..12a401afb 100644 --- a/content/posts/newsletter-020/index.md +++ b/content/posts/newsletter-020/index.md @@ -275,6 +275,35 @@ _Discussions: [Discord][hh_disc], [Twitter][bmb_twitter]_ [nano-ogmo]: https://github.com/Bombfuse/nano-ogmo [gag_demo]: https://bombfuse.itch.io/him-character-demo-harvest-hero +### [Aladin Lite] + +![Mars with a RdBu colormap](aladin_lite_mars_RdBu_cm.gif) +_Mars heightmap with a RdBu colormap rendered with Aladin Lite v3_ + +[Aladin Lite] is a spatial image survey visualizer developed by the [Astronomical +Observatory of Strasbourg] in France. Since its first release in 2013, +[Aladin Lite] has been used by astronomers as well as amateurs that +are curious about exploring the sky. + +Originally developed using 2D Javascript canvas, its core has been fully +rewritten in Rust and WebGL2 using [wasm-bindgen]. +New features include: + +- The support of multiple allsky projections (mercator, aitoff, ...) +- The blending of multiple surveys +- The support of FITS file images + +For more information, see a [talk][adass-talk] done at the ADASS 2020 +conference. A web page is also available [here][al-test-url] for you to test. +You are also very welcolme to contribute to the project by e.g. posting issues +on our github. + +[Astronomical Observatory of Strasbourg]: https://cds.u-strasbg.fr/index-fr.gml +[Aladin Lite]: https://github.com/cds-astro/aladin-lite/tree/develop +[wasm-bindgen]: https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-bindgen +[adass-talk]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TILtJOiiRoc +[al-test-url]: https://bmatthieu3.github.io/hips_webgl_renderer/index.html + ## Engine Updates ### [Tetra]