I saw a lot of interest for the Galaxy script
there is also this cool set of Astronomy plugin http://www.hennigbuam.de/georg/gimp.html and http://registry.gimp.org/node/2352

Note that the most interesting from a artistic point of view are at the and of the list:


a tip , you may create different objects or starfield on different layers
as example one with stars one with a galaxy and then merge in lighten only mode

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MORE...if you want add planets 2 planet scripts

http://registry.gimp.org/node/8172

http://registry.gimp.org/node/21

Gas Giant

http://registry.gimp.org/node/10177



if you want load space image from NASA at highest quality

http://registry.gimp.org/node/1627

PS
Flaming Pear has some cool PS plugin for create artificial Moon, Sun etc
All commercial but free to try

wow PC you just showed me a link to gimps headers and libraries pre-built for windows.
this could mean a build of 2.7.2 for windows - i must delve into this further.

thanks!

There are two other virtually unused planet options. One I used so long ago, I forgot all about it, and then I found an additional upgraded version of the same plug-in. The first is in GIMP via File - Create - Patterns - Land, which you then take the land pattern and run it through Map Object via sphere settings.

The second is one hidden in the depths of Gimp Talk and requires copying and pasting into an editor and saving to scripts. The script does everything the first option above offers, but then allows you to run map object directly from the script. Script can be found here:

http://www.gimptalk.com/forum/how-to-ca ... 12001.html

Then I thought, hmmm, Gimp Talk is down 99% of the time, so I zipped my copy and attached at the bottom.

Here is a render of a new earth and it's moon:

The GT page is from 2005, that script still works ?

btw I found another "starfield " script here
http://registry.gimp.org/node/297

Yes, that script still works. I used it to make the above image.

Also, PC, I used that star scape script in the same image above.

nice that the script still works

and your image is nice too