----- Original Message ----
> From: Robert Vanderbei <[email protected]>
>
> I'm not sure I understand your questions.
> ...
> More comments below...
>
> On Jul 21, 2010, at 11:57 AM, luzius.thuerlemann wrote:
>
> > Ok, here my problems:
> > 1. when I want to see if there are other coordinate data in the
> > information
>board for the moon in Alt-Az and Ra-Dec, and let the software search for the
>moon in the toolbar, the coordinates are centered +00°00' and 24h00m00,0s (in
>polar projection). But the moon is on the other end of the sky. How to fix
>this.
> >
> I'm not sure what you mean by "the coordinates are centered +00°00' and
>24h00m00,0s (in polar
> projection)". I guess you mean that you are in Alt/Az mode looking
> straight
>up, right?
No, 0 deg 24h would be a point on the celestial equator.
But I'm having a hard time understanding his questions, too.
> > 2. on the 21. July 2010 at 00:15.00 the moon completely disappeared below
>the south-western mountain-horizon. When I simulate this time then the moon
>in
>Alt-Az-projection (because in polar alignment I can't see the mathematical
>horizon) is already displayed below the mathematical horizon. What is wrong
>here?
>
I don't understand- you said the moon was below the horizon at 00:15:00, so
what's the problem?
In v2.7x, you can make the ground semi-transparent. See the "chart appearance"
settings.
> > The difficulty is that I can't imagine to create a proper local horizon
> > with
>these obstacles - I mean, one evening the moon rises above a mountain and on
>the following night the moon rises above the same horizon but is displayed
>much
>below or above the already created horizon line from the previous night.
>
Uh, sure. The moon rises at a different time each night.
-John
