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Sky (Celestial Position)

The Sky view plots your imaging session on a celestial chart. You can animate the entire night to see how it worked.

Astronomy Indicators

Tracks the altitude and azimuth of solar system objects:

  • Sun Altitude: Highlighted green when below -18° (astronomical night), yellow for twilight, and red for daytime.
  • Moon Altitude: Highlighted green when below the horizon (0°), yellow up to $10^\circ$, and red when high in the sky.
  • Moon Phase: Displays moon illumination.
  • Moon Separation Angle: Displays target separation to the moon (red if <30° to warn of gradients).

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Interactive Celestial Chart

  • Renders the celestial dome with target coordinates.
  • Playback controls animate the target path relative to the meridian and horizon during the session.
  • Shows charts of the lights.