Phase angle

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Phase angle

Post #1by chris » 07.04.2008, 22:18

Revision 4242 of Celestia enables the display of phase angle for the current selection.

For the moment, phase angle is not shown for planets in multi-star systems. I don't see this as a pressing issue. Nevertheless, any suggestions on what should be done here? Show the phase angle for the brightest star? Closest star? Both? How bright does the light from a star have to be (relative to the brighest light source) before a second phase angle should be shown?

--Chris

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Re: Phase angle

Post #2by symaski62 » 08.04.2008, 00:18

windows 10 directX 12 version
celestia 1.7.0 64 bits
with a general handicap of 80% and it makes much d' efforts for the community and s' expimer, thank you d' to be understanding.

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Re: Phase angle

Post #3by duds26 » 10.04.2008, 16:39

Prefer to see both phase angles

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Re: Phase angle

Post #4by duds26 » 10.04.2008, 16:41

And add an option to see the sum of the different phase angles also.

Because things could get messy within a complex multistar system.

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Re: Phase angle

Post #5by whitejohn29 » 07.07.2008, 14:20

I think it will be great to see phase angles for closest star? I understand that it is difficult to create phase angles for all planets but maybe it is possible to create phase angles for closest star.


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