Hello John, Yes, you echo my sentiments in that you get ambivalent info within the same application which is somewhat frustrating. The sun's times obtained from the calendar appears most in agreement with other sources and applications that I have, notably StarCalc and Planetarium for Palm, etc.
I'm looking forward to ver. 3 which, I'm certain, will have this issue sorted out. Greeting from the desert, Jan --- In [email protected], John Mahony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There are a number of minor "corrections" that might or might not be used for > either calculation. For example, is atmospheric refraction accounted for? And > is sunset defined as when the center of the sun crosses the horizon, or when > the "top" edge finally sinks below the horizon. And under the object info > (when right clicking on the sun), it doesn't specify the date that the set time > is for. So is it the current "local" day, the current UT day, or the "next" > set. > > The calendar feature for my location says the sun will set at 18:31 today, but > when I right click on the sun for info, it says it sets at 18:34. But then if > I zoom in and set the time forward, it disappears as soon as the midpoint hits > the horizon, when the time setting is about 18:28:40. > > -John > > > --- Jan Wikstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm using Sky Charts 2.76. I'm getting differing sunset/sunrise times > > between the calendar and when clicking on the sky chart. Sometimes a > > difference of 3 minutes. Why would that be? > > > > I've posted a screen shot in the photo album although the resolution > > may be insufficient. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jan Wikstrom > > Dubai > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
