User`s guide

70 Starry Night User’s Guide
Expand the “Calendar” layer at the top of
the pane to view a clickable monthly cal-
endar with Moon phase information.
Expanding the “Browser” layer will list all
the event calendars available. The “Info”
layer describes the calendar events in
detail.
Viewing a calendar event: The Browser
layer lists the calendars that come with
Starry Night. Each calendar has a name.
The “Event Finder” items calendar con-
tains a list of celestial events visible from
your home location. This calendar is based
on the settings in the Events pane. Starry
Night Pro and Pro Plus users should read
“Event Finder
” on page 116 for more
information.
You can click on any calendar name to
learn more about that calendar. The infor-
mation will be displayed in the Info layer.
To view a calendar event for any of
the calendars listed, click on the
expand icon to the left of the calendar
name. This will display a chronological
listing of all the events for that calendar.
Clicking on an event will highlight it and
display the details and other options for
the event.
Each event can contain the following
information fields.
Event name: The name of the calendar
event.
Start/Finish: The start and finish times for
the event.
Location: The location of the event.
URL: An Internet link with additional
information about the event.
Description: A detailed description of the
event.
Depending on which calendar event you
select, you may see one of the following
control buttons.
Web: An option when viewing an upcom-
ing event. If an Internet link with addi-
tional information about the event is
available, you can click on this button to
open your web browser.
View Event: An option when viewing an
upcoming event. Clicking this button will
display the celestial event on the main sky
window.
Home View: An option when viewing
lunar and solar eclipse events. Places you
at the event time looking in the proper
direction, as seen from your home loca-
tion. If the event is not visible at all from
your location at this time, this option is
grayed out.
Best View: An option when viewing lunar
and solar eclipse events. Places you at the
best time and place to watch the event. For
example, selecting Best View for a solar
eclipse places you on the surface of the
Moon.
Edit Log: An option when viewing log
events. Allows you to edit your log entry
and make changes.
Centre Target: An option when viewing
log events. This adjusts your view so that
the object in your log is placed in the cen-
tre of the screen.