Previously on AstroBetter, we’ve discussed what operating systems are used in our profession, in particular relative numbers of OS X (Mac) versus Linux users. While it’s good for us at AstroBetter to know our readership, we can use Google Analytics for that. It’s more important for the astronomical community to know the broader landscape, so that as astronomers develop software tools, they are aware of the platforms colleagues will use to access those tools.

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So I asked the folks at STScI who run the Astronomer’s Proposal Tool (APT). They’ve been keeping track of what operating system was used to submit every Hubble proposal for the last 7 proposal cycles. They kindly sent me a chart to share. Here it is,

regraphicked for clarity. The Y axis is the percentage* of proposals per year submitted with a given operating system.

Each cycle had between 700 and 1100 proposals submitted. While there may be wavelength-dependent trends, I would argue that Hubble users are a broad cross-section into the astronomical community.

So this is a fascinating chart! Linux has slowly lost market share, and now serves a quarter of users. And check out the decline of Sun, and the corresponding rise of Macs. These are trends we all know — but it’s neat to see quantification.

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Comments? Discussion?

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* Ignore the small not-summing-to-100% problem; I digitized the charts from powerpoint figures, and didn’t click with fantastic precision.

A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Test your (retro!) piloting skills


Pilot a spaceship through 10 zones of randomly spawned asteroids. Use your dodge-roll maneuver to make it to the spacestation. Easy to pickup, difficult to master, every movement counts!


------Featuring------

- 3 difficulty options!

- Over 20 color palettes!

- 2 ships to choose from!

- 10 zones!

- Flight and dodge action!

- Simple controls!

- Easy to play, difficult to master!

- From relaxing to chaotically high tension!

- Retro low-res pixel art!


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-------Goal-------

Collect the blinking crates (either one, two, or three, depending on difficulty setting) that spawn at regular intvervals, in order to proceed to the next stage. If you complete stage 10 you will reach the credits.


-------Tips-------

Flying ship #1 is a bit unwieldly, ship #2 even more so, but if you are moving forward or backward it is easier to maintain strict vertical movement control.

HUD Icon in top left corner indicates when your dodge-roll is ready to use.

When you dodge-roll you cannont change your velocity until the roll is complete.

You can still collect blinking crates while in a dodge-roll state.

Ship #2 is more difficult to pilot, but the Dodge-roll recharges twice as fast.


-------Controls-------

---Move---

WASD or Arrow keys or IJKL.

Left Joystick or D-PAD


---Action---

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E or Space or U or Shift key.

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Xbox A, Playstation X, or Switch B


---Pause---

Esc key

Start button



StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
AuthorRobotica Studios
GenreAction
Made withAseprite, Godot, Bfxr, FL Studio
Tags2D, 8-Bit, Arcade, Asteroids, Game Boy, Pixel Art, Retro, Side Scroller, Singleplayer, Space
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Xbox controller, Playstation controller
AccessibilityColor-blind friendly, High-contrast

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Pick your own 4 color palette

Add your own (up to) 4 color palette to the game! Will be added in next update.

Development log

  • Version 1.4 release: Selectable Ship
    Dec 20, 2020
  • Version 1.2 release: Audio updates
    Nov 22, 2020
  • Version 1.1 release: QoL / Bugfix
    Aug 14, 2020

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