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74 Starry Night User’s Guide
2 Time:
Universal Time: This field displays the
Universal Time of your current view.
Because of time zones, an astronomical
event (such as a lunar occultation) could
take place at any of 24 different times,
depending on your location. To avoid
confusion, astronomers often report event
times using a standard time known as
Universal Time, which is the same
everywhere in the world. Universal time is
equal to the local time in Greenwich,
England (without Daylight Saving Time),
5 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
Local Time: The local time of your current
view.
***Julian Day: The Julian Day is another
astronomical time concept, used by
astronomers to avoid the problems
resulting from historical calendar changes.
The Julian Day is simply the number of
days that have elapsed since noon, January
1, 4713 B.C. Fractions of days are given in
decimal values. For example, the Julian
day 2451544.5 is 2 451 544 days and 12
hours after noon, January 1, 4713 B.C.,
which happens to be midnight on Dec. 31,
1999!
Tip: If you want to set the date in Starry
Night to a specific Julian day, open the
pull-down menu to the immediate right of
the date/time display in the toolbar and
choose Set Julian Day from the menu.
***Sidereal Time: The local sidereal time
of your current view, which ranges from 0
hours to 24 hours. Sidereal time measures
the rotation of Earth with respect to the
background stars, not the Sun. A sidereal
day is about 4 minutes shorter than a solar
day. Astronomers find sidereal time
helpful because objects with a right
ascension equal to the sidereal time are
crossing the local meridian at their highest
point in the sky, and this is often the best
time to observe the object.
***Delta T: Delta T measures the
difference between terrestrial time (aka
ephemeris time) and Universal time.
Historians use delta T to date historical
events precisely using solar eclipses.
3 Location:
Location: The name of your current
viewing location (usually a city name).
Latitude/Longitude: The latitude and
longitude of your current viewing location.
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