User`s guide

16 Starry Night User’s Guide
The current time is shown in the upper left
corner of the screen.
Note: The current date and time are
calculated from your computer’s clock. If
your computer’s clock is incorrect, Starry
Night may show night when it is day
outside, or vice versa. See
“Time & Date
” on page 193 if you do not
know how to change your computer’s
clock settings.
Most of the controls in Starry Night will
probably look unfamiliar to you. The next
chapter will show you how to use them
and become more comfortable with the
program.
Daily Events Reminder
Each time you open Starry Night, a dialog
box will open listing all observable
celestial events visible today from your
current location. If there are no events
available on that day, the Today’s Events
dialog box will not appear.
To view an event, click on its name and
then press the View Event button. To close
the Today’s Events dialog box press the
Cancel button. If you do not wish to be
reminded of daily events, uncheck the
“Always warn me about visible events at
startup“ box.
Getting Help
Hopefully this User’s Guide will help you
master Starry Night! But if you still have
questions, there are plenty of places to turn
for help.
Contextual Help: Hold
the cursor over any of
Starry Night’s
controls, and a text
box will pop up that
describes the function
of that control.
Info Icon: Whenever you see this icon
beside one of the controls in Starry
Night, click the icon to see a short
description of that control.
Electronic Manual: Choosing
Help->User’s Guide from the menu
opens the PDF version of this manual.
Tech Support Website: A list of frequently
asked questions is included in Appendix
A: “Frequently Asked Questions
”. An
up-to-date version of this FAQ is available
online by choosing Help->Online Help
from the menu. Any new bugs or other
issues regarding Starry Night will be
covered in this FAQ.
Discussion List: The Starry Night
Discussion List is a newsgroup that allows
you to ask questions and share tips with