Showing if a Planet is just visible from my earth location?

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Showing if a Planet is just visible from my earth location?

Post #1by Blueriver » 29.06.2007, 15:56

Hello,

is it possible that Celestia can show which planets are actual visible from my latitude/longitude location on earth?

Example: Is the position from Mars, Venus etc. from my location on earth (actually UTC-time) visible or is the planet perhaps just behind my (earth) horizont.

PS: I read also the other posting about the ?€?Calender?€

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Re: Showing if a Planet is just visible from my earth locati

Post #2by t00fri » 29.06.2007, 16:21

[quote="Blueriver"]Hello,

is it possible that Celestia can show which planets are actual visible from my latitude/longitude location on earth?

Example: Is the position from Mars, Venus etc. from my location on earth (actually UTC-time) visible or is the planet perhaps just behind my (earth) horizont.

PS: I read also the other posting about the ?€?Calender?€
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Post #3by Blueriver » 29.06.2007, 16:40

Hi Fridger,
thank you for your help.
i will install your location file in the extra folder.

Key shortcut planets: i think you mean type of number 1-9 and G ?

regards,
Blueriver

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Post #4by t00fri » 29.06.2007, 18:18

Blueriver wrote:Hi Fridger,
thank you for your help.
i will install your location file in the extra folder.

Key shortcut planets: i think you mean type of number 1-9 and G ?

regards,
Blueriver


I generally meant ALL key shortcuts in Celestia ;-) . No I didn't mean to GO to a planet (which would indeed be 1-9 G).
I meant landing on the SURFACE of a (selected) planet. Also this key is OS dependent and you havn't told us your OS yet, right ?

Bye Fridger
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