Star Ephemeris Quick Start
To run Star Ephemeris go to Tables/Reports menu item
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Toolbar controls from left to right are
- Zoom buttons to increase/decrease a table font size
- Ephemeris date. Valid years are -2999...2999 (2999 BC - 2999 AD)
- Zodiac type/ayanamsa. Select 'None (tropical)' for 'normal' Western zodiac
- Magnitude filter. Valid values are from 0 (four brightest stars only) to 10 (all 14K+ stars)
- Search star by name. Type in first 3 letters, for example 'sir' for Sirius
- DB navigator. Allows to go next/previous or first/last table record
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The table columns are resizable. You may change their width by dragging title dividers.
You may sort stars by any column values except altitude, azimuth and comments
Preferences
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To show seconds of arc check Display seconds of arc box.
If you prefer decimal degrees coordinates format instead of degrees, minutes and seconds, check Decimal coordinates box.
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