I added direction, azimuth angle, and distance relative to the solar system to the obervatory report when it spots an asteroid. That did not make it into the update today. Will be in next server update.
At 1600x800 pixels scene window size, the asteroid is about 2 to 4 pixels in size when it is 90 minutes away, very hard to spot. At 60 minutes away, it is a small black dot but much easier to see.
The dusty trail is a screen sprite effect. It helps to stare in a direction for a few seconds to give the dust cloud time to develop in the render scene. It creates a visible halo around an incoming asteroid.
The key for newbies will be really long range sensors.
At 1600x800 pixels scene window size, the asteroid is about 2 to 4 pixels in size when it is 90 minutes away, very hard to spot. At 60 minutes away, it is a small black dot but much easier to see.
The dusty trail is a screen sprite effect. It helps to stare in a direction for a few seconds to give the dust cloud time to develop in the render scene. It creates a visible halo around an incoming asteroid.
The key for newbies will be really long range sensors.