User`s guide

Sky Data 71
By default Starry
Night lists all cal-
endar events. You
can also select to
only display events
for this week, this
month, this year or
even just past
events. To custom-
ize the events
shown in the Browser layer, select an
option from the Show Events dropbox.
Searching for an event: If you are inter-
ested in finding a specific event, such as a
lunar eclipse or an occultation, click on the
Show Events dropbox on the upper left of
the “Browser” layer and select one of the
find options in the menu. You can select to
search for events that contain, begin with
or end with. If you want to exclude a class
of events, select not containing.
Browsing events with the Moon phase cal-
endar:
The Moon phase calendar offer a
quick way to glance at Moon phase infor-
mation for any month of the year. To
change the month and year displayed on
the moon phase calendar, use the year and
date buttons immediately above the Moon
phase calendar.
You can double-click on a date you are
interested in on the moon calendar, and the
date in Starry Night will switch to that
date.
Tip: You can select multiple dates on the
Moon phase calendar by holding down the
Shift key on your keyboard when clicking
on subsequent dates.
Calendar icons: Some dates on the Moon
phase calendar will have small icons.
These icons are there to let you know of
any events happening on that date. Click-
ing on any date with an icon, will display
the details about the event in the Info layer.
The log icon lets you know you
have a log entry for that date.
The telescope icon symbolizes an
interesting celestial event or star
party.
You can toggle the icons displayed on the
Moon phase calendar on and off by using
the Calendar layer options button to the
right of the Calendar layer name.
DVD Movies
Over an hour of multimedia videos are
included with Starry Night on a separate
standalone DVD - “SkyTheater”. These
videos explore topics that range across the
entire field of astronomy, from observing
satellites to hunting comets. The videos
will help you learn more about astronomy,
and will increase your enjoyment of Starry
Night.