Caelum - ArdaCraft Edition

The Caelum modification completely transforms the celestial sphere in Minecraft, changing the appearance and positioning of stars, the Sun, and other space objects.

Modification Features

This version is specially adapted for the ArdaCraft project and includes the following improvements:

• Realistic star display - uses a texture with more natural colors (caelum:skybox/stars.png)
• Historically accurate positioning - star positions recalculated taking into account their proper motion to match the sky during the period of Arda's events
• Dynamic Sun - the Sun's position now accounts for player latitude, Earth's axial tilt for solstices and equinoxes, and Earth's axis precession
• Multi-layered skybox - additional layers added for displaying clouds and other overlays (caelum:skybox/clouds.png)
• Special effects for Moria - conditional skybox and fog rendering for the Moria location on ArdaCraft

Technical Requirements

FabricSkyBoxes and Iris Shaders are required for the mod to work. Some shaders support custom Sun and Moon positions through Iris methods, but compatibility levels may vary depending on the specific shader implementation.