Solar Space

Solar Space is a three-dimensional, animated screen saver for Windows, showing a view of the Solar System.

It is written in C++ and uses the OpenGL and FreeType libraries. Visually pleasing - high-resolution realistic graphic textures and models, effects like lens flares, reflections from oceans and ice, semi-transparent cloud layers, etc. The appearance and proportions of objects were carefully designed for a balance between realism and aesthetics.