The time is an hour off, or I am in
the wrong location when Starry Night starts:
See Setting
your Home Location in the Getting Started chapter.
Whenever I run Starry Night the CD-ROM
keeps being accessed (which is slowing things
down):
- On the Macintosh make sure you are running Starry
Night from your hard disc, not the CD-ROM.
- Starry Night will attempt to read Hubble stars from
your CD-ROM if it is mounted. All this data will, of
course, slow down your computer to various degrees. You
will only want to have the Starry Night CD-ROM mounted
when using the Hubble stars. If you're not interested in
seeing all the Hubble Data, make sure the Starry Night
CD-ROM is not in your CD-ROM drive when you run Starry
Night.
How do I see the phases of the
Moon?
Making sure your location is on the Earth, use the Planet
Palette to lock on the Moon by selecting the Moon, then
clicking on the little lock icon. You may also want to turn
off the horizon (from the Display menu, if the program
hasn't asked you already) so that it doesn't block the Moon,
and zoom up toward the Moon to get a closer look. Then use
the Time Palette and adjust your time step to one day. Press
the Flow Forward button, and as the days progress, you will
see the phases of the moon
How do I turn off the
feet?
Select Feet from the Guides menu, and the feet will
toggle off. If you wish to set this as your default, select
the Save Options as Default command from the Setting
menu.
How do I see an
eclipse?
We've included example files of many of solar and lunar
eclipses. To view one of them, just drag and drop the file
over any open Starry Night window. If you know the time and
location of any other eclipse, you can adjust your time and
location to match using the Time Palette and the Location
window.
How do I go to Mars or another
planet?
Open the Planet Palette, then select Mars or any of the
other planets moons or comets. Press the Go there button and
you will instantly be viewing from that object. If you wish
to adjust your location on the object, use the Location
Scroller tool or click on the Location button on the Tool
Palette
How do I find a
constellation?
Select Find from the Edit Menu, then type in the name of
the constellation you'd like to find.
How do I turn on star
names?
From the Settings menu, select Options>Stars, then
check the labels box. You can then adjust how you'd like
star labels to appear.
How do I see the stars on the day I
was born?
Using the Time Palette, adjust the date and time to your
birthday. If you were born during daylight, use the Display
menu to turn off daylight so that you can see the stars.
How do I add my own planets or
comets?
With Starry Night Deluxe, you can add your own new
planets or recently discovered planets. To use the Orbit
Editor, open the Planet Palette and, using the Selection
tool, select which body (the Sun, a planet, or a moon) you
want to place a new object around. Then press the Add button
to open the Orbit Editor Window. For more information,
please see The Orbit Editor
chapter.
How do I print out a star
chart?
Adjust your Starry Night window to the view you want,
then select Print from the File menu. You may first want to
turn on star names or other Starry Night options. Also see
the chapter Printing.
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