> does anybody have a suggestion to come into eclipse mode WITHOUT having
> an eclipse, only to change my position on earth just by a mouse-click ?

If you have a newer version of Guide, a hotkey "shift ." brings you
into eclipse mode. The next solar eclipse is shown.

Hartwig
H. Luethen
h.luthen@...-hamburg.de
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