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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0001383SkyChart1-Softwarepublic14-12-07 09:26
ReporterLance Carter Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
Status resolvedResolutionno change required 
PlatformAllOSAllOS VersionAll
Product Version3.11 SVN 
Summary0001383: Precession of coordinates grid
DescriptionCoordinates grid does not seem to precess. Is this correct? Polaris remains pole star for thousands of years.
Steps To ReproduceCreate skychart for present date and print chart.
Change date to BC and print chart.

Also, the pole of the ecliptic is not shown.
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Lance Carter

14-12-07 08:00

reporter  

2000 BC Sky Charts.png (2,744,242 bytes)

Patrick Chevalley

14-12-07 09:26

administrator   ~0002980

This is because you select to show the chart with the J2000 coordinates, so J2000 coordinates and grid are used for any epoch, this is the goal for this option.

Please open the menu Setup/Chart,coordinates and select "Apparent" in the box "Type of coordinates".

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
14-12-07 08:00 Lance Carter New Issue
14-12-07 08:00 Lance Carter File Added: 2000 BC Sky Charts.png
14-12-07 09:26 Patrick Chevalley Note Added: 0002980
14-12-07 09:26 Patrick Chevalley Status new => resolved
14-12-07 09:26 Patrick Chevalley Resolution open => no change required