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LunarPhase V2.40
DESCRIPTION:
LunarPhase provides a range of information on the Moon and, to a lesser
degree, the Sun. The features of the application are:
Moon: Graphically displays the current phase of the moon and the times
and dates of the major lunar phases for the month; Provides the following
data: illuminated fraction of the lunar disk as a percentage, current age
of the moon (since the last New Moon); its distance; realtime position in
both RA/Dec and Alt/Az coordinates, parallax and its visible diameter (in
arcminutes); times, dates and distances of the next Apogee and Perigee;
Position Angle of the bright limb; Phase Angle; Rise, Set and Transit times;
Graphical indicatation of Blue Moons; Lunar Eclipse circumstances; Calculation
of lunar eclipse dates between two dates; Visibility of lunar eclipses from
your location; Names of Full moons throughout the year; Display of daily
lunar phases for selected month on a graphic that can be saved for use on
web pages. Monthly Lunar Visibility Diagram showing when the moon is above
the user's horizon - useful for planning observing sessions.
Sun: Realtime position in both RA/Dec and Alt/Az coordinates; Rise, Set and
Transit times.
Twilight: Displays Start and End times for Civil, Nautical and Astronomical
Twilight.
Twilight times (along with day and night) are displayed on the monthly lunar
visibility diagram and printout.
Other Features: Data for any date and time can be generated using inbuilt
calendar and clock;
enter location by Latitude and Longitude;
display moon as seen through binoculars (or naked eye) or as through an
astronomical telescope;
Daylight Savings Time switch;
Day order on calendar can be changed (i.e. Sun-Sat, Mon-Sun, etc.);
Tabular function provides a list of lunar rise/set/transit times, illuminated
fraction, solar rise/set/transit times and Start/End times for Civil,
Nautical and Astronomical Twilight for the selected month on one comprehensive
screen;
Calendar printout for the selected month;
Tabular printout of all data displayed on the Tabular screen - includes Local
Printout (colour inkjet printers supported) of monthly lunar visibility
diagrams;
Sidereal Time at Midnight column for easy reference;
Local Sidereal Time clock;
Links to online lunar websites;
Displays times of Equinoxes and Solstices and seasonal durations;
Displays Day number, Week number (incl. in ISO format), Julian Day number for
selected date on calendar;
Timezones can now be selected in increments of half an hour;
Date of Easter Sunday.
Provides support for both Northern and Southern hemisphere users.
PLATFORM:
Windows 95/98/NT
STATUS:
Shareware. $20, STGú15, IRú15. Nag screens will become intrusive after 30
days or after 100 uses, whichever comes sooner.
LunarPhase can be registered online at:
https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?item=2622-1
NOTES:
This ZIP archive contains a setup program (lp_setup.exe) which installs the
application on your PC and places an entry for it in your Start Menu. An
uninstaller is also provided.
CONTACTING THE AUTHOR:
The author can be contacted directly via email at: gnugent@indigo.ie
or via his "Dublin Night Sky Observer" web site at
http://indigo.ie/~gnugent/dnso/