Initial startup screen (schematic diagram)
Schematic diagram of the screen that appears immediately after StellarWindow is launched. The
screen contents are almost identical when running StellarWindow in the Standard Mode and the
Light Mode.
Toolbar
The toolbar appears in the upper part of the screen. It can be relocated to the top, bottom,
left or right side by dragging the double vertical lines located in its left edge (*1). It can also
be floated (*2) within the screen. Move the toolbar to a location where it is easy to use.
The individual icons contained in the toolbar are introduced below:
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Sensor interlock restoration:
Restores the interlock with the sensor. After this icon is clicked, the screen
automatically scrolls towards the direction the sensor is currently pointing towards
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Viewing angle increase:
Increases the viewing angle (=the image of the celestial body displayed is
zoomed out). The maximum viewing angle is set at 100. The viewing angle increases
a few degrees (*3) every time this icon is clicked.
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Viewing angle decrease:
Decreases the viewing angle (=the image of the celestial body displayed is
zoomed in). The minimum viewing angle is set at 1 sec. The viewing angle decreases
approximately 10 degrees (*3) every time this icon is clicked.
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Viewing angle automatic adjustment:
After selecting the desired celestial body and then clicking this icon, the optimum
viewing angle is automatically obtained to observe the object. The original
viewing angle is restored after reclicking.
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Search:
Opens the celestial body search window.
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Time setting:
Opens the window for the setting of the current time and the time flow speed applicable
to StellarWindow.
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Open a window which displays information about the selected object
Open a window which displays the astronomical information about the selected
object. This feature uses a local copy of Wikipedia.
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Observation location setting:
Opens the observation location setting window.
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Setting:
Opens the individual operation setting window.
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Finish:
Finishes StellarWindow.
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The corresponding window opens after a toolbar icon is clicked. A window can be closed by clicking the exf mark located in its upper right corner. It can also be closed by clicking the toolbar icon again. It may take some time for the first window to be opened as it needs to be initialized though the subsequent windows open promptly.
Furthermore, multiple windows can be displayed simultaneously. When a window becomes out of focus, the entire windowfs transmittance level increases and the window becomes transparent with its background becoming seen through.
The entire dialogs of a window become completely transparent and invisible while the screen is being zoomed in or out (=while the viewing angle is being altered).
The sensor celestial globe indicates the direction the sensor is currently pointing towards alongside the size of the current viewing field in schematic form. The center of the celestial globe (Point O) indicates the location of the eyepoint.
The light red lined square indicates the current display range based on the vertical length of the screen. The light green line, connecting the light red lined squarefs barycenter (Point C) and the location of the eyepoint (Point O), indicates the current line of vision. Point H, located on the horizon where the line of vision is directly lowered to, indicates the direction where the sensor is currently pointing towards. This direction is shown underneath the sensor celestial globe as an azimuth angle*4using a numeric figure. It also refers to the altitude (elevation angle)*5of the direction where the angles C, O and H are currently facing towards. The altitude is also shown in a numeric figure underneath the sensor celestial globe.
@It is optional not to display the sensor celestial globe by performing a setting change using the direction setting feature.
Sensor celestial globe
Left figure: The sensor is pointing towards
southeast at an altitude of approximately 45.
Viewing angle is 40. Those indicated in red
above are explanatory descriptions for the
purpose of this Usersf Guide and are not displayed
on the actual screen.
Right figure: The sensor is pointing towards
due east near the horizon. Viewing angle is
40.
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*1 Double vertical lines
The toolbar can be relocated by dragging the double vertical lines shown above using the mouse.
*2 Toolbar relocatable locations
The toolbar can be moved to the top, bottom, left or right side (refer to the numbers e1,f '2,f e3f and e4f
above) or can be floated (e5f) within the screen.
The toolbar can only lie horizontally when floating.
*3 Different ratio of
change applicable to
the viewing angle (when
the viewing angle is
increased/decreased)
By clicking the relevant
icon once, a different ratio
of change applies to the
viewing angle when the
screen is zoomed in and
out. A rough desired viewing
angle can be obtained
quickly by clicking the
icon a number of times.
*4 Azimuth angles
StellarWindow adopts
the following azimuth
angles for the purpose
of screen display:
north: 0, east
90, south: 180 and west:
270. The sensor celestial
globe identifies the depth
direction as north and the
front direction as south.
*5 Altitudes (elevation angle)
A positive value refers to
the altitude being higher
than the horizon and a
negative value indicates
the altitude being lower
than the horizon.Within }
90.
*6 Default viewing angle
An optional angle can
be selected through the
general setting feature.
The default viewing angle
is set at 30.
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