Transit Calendar (MacOS)
August 24, 2015MacOS Charts Usage
August 24, 2015Sky Now displays a continuously updating Chart of the Sky using the House System and Location specified in Preferences.
NAVIGATION
- The display updates once per second.
- Use the disclosure button in the toolbar show or hide the left sidebar.
- Turn On or Off display of Planets and other Points from the left sidebar.
- The check boxes on the LEFT control what is displayed on the wheel and also the overlay (horizontal lines) of the Graphic Ephemeris in reports.
- The check boxes on the RIGHT control what is displayed on the reports and also the wavy ephemeris lines of Graphic Ephemeris in reports.
- Adjust Orbs for aspects (or turn them off completely) in the left sidebar.
- Sidebar settings are remembered and apply to Sky Now only.
- Turn On or Off display of Planets and other Points from the left sidebar.
- Use the Settings button (gear) to configure the Appearance of the Sky Now wheel (colors, style, etc).
- Adjust time steps using the drop down.
- Time step the chart using arrows:
- Real-time updates are turned off once time-stepping has been started.
- Use the button with the red line to resume real-time updating.
- Drag the divider between the chart and the reports section tor re-size.