You can add your preferred locations to the favorites list. A dialog 'Enter coordinates' appears where you can enter name and coordinates of the desired location. Enter your own locationsĬlick the button 'Enter coordinates' in the dialog window 'Select a Location or City'. When you next time start AstroViewer, the saved location will be set already. The current location will be saved when you quit the program. Choose a location on the world map or from the city list. Set the locationĬlicking the button 'Location / City' in the control field 'Location' opens the dialog 'Select a Location or City'. Moving the mouse pointer over the location display brings up the location's coordinates. When you move the mouse pointer over the time display, the time in UTC appears (UTC = Universal Time Coordinated, corresponds to Greenwich Mean Time, GMT). Click the buttons to change time in small or big increments or decrements. In the case of fixed stars, the constellation the star belongs to is named as well. A mouseclick brings up some more detailed information. Move the mouse pointer onto the celestial body. Display name and detailed info of a celestial body Moreover, you can use the zoom slider (at the left) to enlarge the viewing section. You can change the viewing direction with the sliders 'Rotation' (at the bottom) and 'Inclination' (at the right). The center of the display is the direction you are facing.

the point directly overhead, is in the center of the map. The sky map represents the entire visible celestial sphere.

The Planets' Visibility chart shows you which planet is above the horizon at the specified location during the selected night.Īll AstroViewer views can be printed and saved as PNG images.

See a 3D Solar System map for the specified time.

Display a Sky Map for the specified location and time.

Manual interactive night sky map The AstroViewer displaysĪstroViewer offers you the following displays:

Manual interactive night sky map - AstroViewer

Star map skyglobe