bifoley@yahoo.com Sep 4, 2001
--- In guide-user@y..., "Bill J. Gray" <pluto@p...> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I've just posted an update, consisting primarily of bug fixes
> for things such as the double "sun" line in Quick Info, the
> confused-looking output from the satellite pass function, the
> crashes in "more info" for high-numbered asteroids, and a few
> others. Not much in the way of new features here.
>
> About the only significant one shows up when you right-click on
> the moon and select "Display... Options". A line shows up labelled
> "Earthshine", with a default value of 30%. Set this to an extreme
of
> zero, and the dark side of the moon is _truly_ dark. Set it to an
> extreme of 100%, and the moon seems to be always full (an
astronomer's
> worst nightmare, I suppose). The features on the dark side are now
> shown and labelled, with the intensity varying according to the
> "earthshine" value.
>
> One remaining problem is the Jupiter bitmap, which really ought
to
> be replaced anyway; it's from Voyager data, and people sometimes
comment
> that it doesn't resemble the actual current appearance all that
well. If
> anyone has a cylindrically-projected image of Jupiter, one that
covers
> all 360 degrees of longitude, please let me know.
>
> -- Bill