Planetary Information

The "Planetary Information" panel shows the rising and setting times of the other eight planets. In addition, clicking on the name of a planet will display a panel of information about that planet.

Main Panel

• Rise
  The local time of the planet's rise for the current day. This will be in bold font if the planet is "up" with respect to the current date and time.
  
  
• Set
  The local time of the sun set for the current day. This will be in bold font if the planet is "up" with respect to the current date and time.
  
  

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Planet Position

Clicking on the name of a planet will display a panel of additional information about that planet.

• Planet
  The name of the selected planet.
  
  
• Right Asc, Declination
  The current position of the planet in celestial coordinates.
  
  
• Altitude, Azimuth
  The current position of the planet in local coordinates.
  
  

Press "Okay" to return to the main panel.

(Note that all information is in the context of the currently selected date and time. See Configuring for information on setting the date and time.)

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