Celestial Skys

Custom world project: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/worlds/custom-world-project
Custom World Project offical youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xobFzQQcSCk

What is it?:

Its a Mod which completly changes how the sun and the moon looks with circular texture. This also adds Solar and Lunar Eclipse's. Which can happen by command or waiting. During the Solar Eclipse depending on the percentage covered it also changes the light level. Totality will bring the light level to low and also impacts on partial aswell. It also adds items such as the phone. 

Where does it work best

Currently on curseforge, we have started to make a world called Custom World Project. its a world where we built famous cities and landmarks which are not 1:1 to earth. Things like London with Westminister and its london undderground tunnels and trains, You can even fly to other countrys and continents. Its cool for multiplayer to explore. but the best is when you add the MTR and all its addons as prebuilt tracks like national rail services and london underground is built automatically so you can play right away. but the best think is the plane. i use a resource pack called airlines for mtr which adds more planes(NOT MADE BY ME) specificly famous airlines. Its so cool that we have added more exciting and cool features to the world which works best for the Custom World Project. you can still use other worlds or singleplayer or multiplayer but the custom world porject is best because all of the features are already added so you dont need to configure anything. instructions are down below if you want to make your own world. Try it out if you like exploring but does require a good PC and lots of heavy mods.You can even subscribe to the offical Custom World Project Youtube channel to recieve updates.
Check it out Here: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/worlds/custom-world-project

Features

But now we have done so much in the past few weeks that it takes so long to write how much we added to this mod to make it better and playable everyday. but here is what we added:

Sun, moon and sky

• Smooth, round sun with a warm colour and a size close to Minecraft’s original sun.
• Detailed moon texture with visible craters and darker surface regions.
• Smooth lunar phases and faint earthshine on the shaded side.
• Subtle moon movement that changes the angle of its surface details.
• Sun and moon follow a curved path across the sky, rising in the east and setting in the west.
• Twinkling stars with small variations in brightness and colour.
• Moon halos when thin clouds pass overhead.
• Twilight glow, rare green sunset flashes, faint zodiacal light and horizon airglow.

Solar and lunar eclipses

• Randomly scheduled solar and lunar eclipses, with configurable chances.
• Commands under /celestial to start, stop and check eclipses.
• Partial eclipses with different maximum coverage, plus total eclipses.
• A fixed-size shadow moves across the disk from different directions.
• Gradual eclipse entry, maximum coverage and exit.
• Solar eclipses have a geographical path, with different coverage and timing depending on your location.
• A wider totality corridor and continuous local coverage percentages.
• Radar path shading with guides for each additional 10% of coverage.
• Local daylight changes with coverage, with stronger darkness close to totality.
• Stars become visible during solar totality when clouds allow.
• Animated solar corona with moving streamers, brightness waves and a shimmering rim.
• Diamond-ring effects, Baily’s beads and solar prominences near totality.
• Warm horizon glow during solar totality.
• Lunar eclipses gradually develop a copper-red shadow while retaining moon details.
• Solar eclipses happen during daylight and lunar eclipses at night; they cannot overlap.
• Eclipse effects fade as the affected sun or moon sets.
• Phone forecasts show upcoming eclipses, local maximum coverage, timing and expected cloud obstruction.

Clouds and regional weather

• Animated, moving volumetric clouds with multiple layers.
• Volumetric clouds enabled by default, with an option to use Minecraft’s default clouds.
• Adjustable cloud quality.
• Clear skies with occasional small, thin clouds.
• Scattered cloud and overcast conditions with irregular shapes.
• Weather fronts approach from a distance and develop gradually.
• Individual clouds can produce rain, leaving nearby gaps dry.
• Rain develops beneath suitable clouds and can end while the overcast remains.
• Light rain clouds and larger, darker thunderclouds.
• Fine drizzle with softer particles and quieter rain sounds.
• Wind-driven rain.
• Rain shafts that fade before reaching the ground in dry conditions.
• Thundercloud growth, spreading anvil tops and hanging cloud pouches.
• Small storm-cloud fragments and different wind movement between cloud layers.
• Weather fronts can split into separate areas and merge again.
• Harmless thunderstorms with cloud flashes and distance-delayed thunder.
• Cosmetic hail with a configurable chance.
• Cloud shadows and sunbeams through cloud gaps.

Ground effects and ambience

• Wet surfaces darken and develop a subtle sheen.

• Surfaces dry gradually according to sun, wind, shade and shelter.

• Temporary puddles that shrink as the ground dries.

• Rain ripples on water.

• Lightning reflections on water, puddles and wet surfaces.

• Rain droplets and sliding streaks on exposed windows.

• Window frost during suitable cold, clear nights.

• Roof-edge dripping after rain.

• Splash particles and sounds from footsteps on wet ground.

• Different roof-rain sounds for materials such as wood, metal, glass, leaves and stone.

• Wind and leaf-rustling sounds.

• Daytime birdsong and evening or nighttime insect ambience.

• Weather and shelter affect ambient sound volume.

• Cosmetic grass, fern and leaf movement.

• Shallow morning ground fog and mist above nearby water.
  Phone, forecasts and weather radar

• A phone-shaped interface with app icons, a status bar, clock and home controls.

• Weather, Eclipses, Moon, Sky, Camera, Compass, Notes, Places and observing tools.

• Optional aviation apps when the relevant integrations are available.

• Wallpaper choices, home-screen widgets and app-icon ordering.

• Weather icons for cloud, rain, thunderstorms, drizzle and hail.

• Cloud and weather forecasts based on the same weather system you see in the world.

• A large square radar with a fullscreen view.

• Smooth dragging, zooming and zooming out.

• Separate Rain, Clouds and combined radar views.

• Independent cloud and rain opacity controls.

• Optional JourneyMap terrain beneath the radar, using already explored map data.

• Coordinate pins and forecasts for selected locations.

• Named saved places with optional weather alerts.

• JourneyMap waypoint integration.

• Recorded weather history with timeline playback.

• Recent lightning markers that gradually fade.

• Weather-front tracking with direction, speed, development and estimated arrival.

• Weather along a planned journey, using your destination and travel time.

• Eclipse paths and local coverage information on the radar.

• Compass coordinates and saved notes.

Astronomy and observing

• Comets with a glowing head, a blue ion tail and a curved dust tail.
• Comets move gradually between nights.
• Meteor showers with a shared radiant and changing activity.
• Occasional meteors outside showers.
• Rare bright fireballs with lingering trails.
• Simulated satellite passes around twilight.
• Animated green and purple auroras.
• Rare silvery clouds during suitable twilight conditions.
• Weather, moonlight and daylight affect how clearly sky events can be seen.
• Stargazing conditions and visibility scores.
• Moon calendar with phase and illumination information.
• Upcoming meteor-shower and comet information.
• Viewing-location comparisons using eclipse coverage, predicted clouds and distance.
• Optional observing milestones.

Camera and telescope

• A portable telescope with adjustable magnification and steadier aiming.
• Camera zoom and clean views for taking screenshots.
• Time-lapse photography.
• Long exposures with star trails and meteor trails.
• Optional guides for Minecraft-themed star patterns.
• Rain droplets on the camera lens when exposed to rain.
• A lens-wiping control.
• A photo album with location, Minecraft time, weather and eclipse information.
• Photo locations can be opened on the radar.

MTR aircraft and flight radar

• Optional flight tracking through MTR.
• Flight information can continue beyond normally loaded chunks using MTR’s simulation data.
• Large flight radar with dragging, zooming, fullscreen mode and aircraft following.
• Optional JourneyMap terrain beneath the flight map.
• Clickable aircraft with route lines, direction and departure/arrival markers.
• Flight details include available destination, origin, gate or platform, arrival estimate, altitude, speed and depot information.
• Airline images recognised from depot names, including Ryanair, easyJet, British Airways, American Airlines, TUI, TUIfly and Lufthansa.
• Airport weather information for departure and destination.
• Optional distant aircraft rendering with Distant Horizons.
• Supported aircraft use their installed 3D resource-pack models and liveries.
• Smoother movement, turning and transitions between nearby and distant rendering.
• Fleet browsing with textured 3D previews and actual depot assignments.
• Distance-sensitive engine sounds, Doppler effects and idle sounds for waiting aircraft.
• Navigation, strobe and landing lights.
• Landing-light beams in mist.
• Touchdown tyre smoke and wet-weather spray.
• Aircraft rain sheen and drying.
• Engine heat shimmer.
• Contrails that drift and spread with the wind.
• Steady takeoff pitch and level landing presentation.
• Supported wing, landing-gear, flap, slat and reverser animations.
• Optional nearby aircraft shadows.

Airports, runways and taxiway traffic

• An Airports app with arrivals, departures, traffic information and ground radar.
• Whole-runway selection using opposite corners marked with Pos 1 and Pos 2.
• A separate endpoint mode for angled runways.
• Runway-marking scanning in loaded areas.
• Lighting previews before confirming a layout.
• Editable and saved airport layouts.
• Runway edge lights, threshold lights and approach-light sequences.
• Airport beacons and windsocks.
• Selectable runway-control areas.
• Separate taxiway entrance and exit areas shown on the map.
• Entrance priorities and waiting queues.
• Aircraft spacing based on aircraft length.
• Holds placed along the existing MTR taxi route, with braking clearance.
• Exit traffic receives priority to clear the runway.
• Landing aircraft receive priority over waiting departures.
• Go-arounds when a safe landing clearance is unavailable.
• After two completed go-arounds, the next landing attempt receives priority over waiting departures and fresh approaches.
• Runway occupancy and committed aircraft still take precedence for safety.
• Traffic status information and controls saved with the world.

Versions and customisation

• Fabric 1.20.1 and NeoForge 1.21.1 versions.
• Matching configuration options across both versions.
• Configurable eclipse and hail chances.
• Individual visual-effect and sound controls.
• Graphics quality, aircraft distance, audio range and radar opacity settings.
• Built-in settings presets.
• Optional JourneyMap, Distant Horizons and MTR integrations.
• The main sky, eclipse and weather features work without MTR.

How to set up runways and airports for taxiway traffic:

1. Open Phone → Airports → Traffic → Runway control / taxiway queues.
2. On Page 1, select your saved airport/runway.
3. Change Control to ON, then press Save to world. Wait for “Runway controls saved.”
4. Go to the first taxiway that planes use to enter the runway. Choose a waiting area before the runway, leaving enough room for the stopped plane to remain outside it.
5. Choose a small rectangle across that taxiway, covering the existing MTR route. You are marking the waiting area.
6. Stand at one corner of that rectangle, near the waiting position. Open the traffic screen, press Edit taxiways, then Pos 1 / hold.
7. Close the phone and walk to the diagonally opposite corner of this small rectangle.
8. Reopen the same traffic screen, press Edit taxiways, then Pos 2. Your first position is remembered.
9. Enter Entrance 1 as its name. Choose Entrance, and set Priority: 8.
10. Press Add taxiway area. An amber box should appear on the map.
11. Use the Page button to return to Page 1, then press Save to world. Wait for the saved message before closing the phone.
12. Repeat steps 4–11 for your second entrance. Name it Entrance 2, choose Entrance, and set Priority: 4.
13. Repeat the marking process for your first exit. Mark a small rectangle on the taxiway just after it leaves the runway. Name it Exit 1, choose Exit, leave Priority: 5, add it and save.
14. Do the same for the second exit. Name it Exit 2, choose Exit, leave Priority: 5, add it and save. Exit areas appear as cyan boxes.
    Entrance 1 gets departure priority over Entrance 2. Landing priority is automatic, including priority after two go-arounds.
    Pos 1 / hold is a reference: the mod chooses the actual stopping point on the MTR route, with space before the runway. Save each added area before closing the phone to mark the next one.

**Commands:

/celestial solar Totality** - Sets the Eclipse to cover 100% of the sun
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/celestial solar partial** (Percentage covered (MAX 92) - Sets the Eclipse to cover a specific number of the sun

/celestial solar Totality (number 1-7) - Schedule the Eclipse to cover the sun in that specific number also impacts partial command too

/celestial solar clear - Stops all Eclipses

What does the Phone Item do and how to obtain it?:

we are figuring out a crafting recipe for the phone but the way to obtain by chat by entering - /give @p realisticskies:phone - The phone can Track weather, Track Time, Calender and camera. The phone can predict the weather for the next 7 minecraft days and when there will be a Eclipse, when it will be and if it is going to be partial or Totality.

Does This impact or Destroy my world if i play in survival?:

No, This is just for people who are into Eclipses. it will not destroy your survival worlds.

Does it impact performance?:

No and yes. in version 2+ we have introduced shaders for this mod such as shadows and volumetric clouds. we added with mod menu a config to configure the shaders. depending on your performace it may lag and crash your pc. recommend using every perforamce mod