NETSCAPE 2
Enter the YEAR BC AD
Enter geographic LONGITUDE DEGREES MINUTES EAST WEST
Enter geographic LATITUDE DEGREES MINUTES NORTH SOUTH
Enter the altitude of the STAR (Altitude = magnitude)
Select a STAR ALCYONE ALDEBARAN ALNILAM ALPHARD ANTARES ARCTURUS CANOPUS CAPELLA CAPH CASTOR DUBHE dzeta_SCO epsilon_TAU HAMAL PHACT pi_SCO POLLUX PROCYON REGULUS RIGIL_KENTAURUS SADALMELIK SADALSUUD SCHEDAR SHERATAN SIRIUS SPICA VEGA ZUBEN_ELGENUBI ZUBEN_ESCHAMALI OTHER if you have clicked on "OTHER", you must enter data in another formulary (under the output windows)
Results will appear underneath
The historians use the julian calendar. However, the gregorian calendar is the only one allowing to locate easily a phenomenon with regard to the seasons (equinoxes and solstices). Example: spring equinox in 1950 BC March 21st in the gregorian calendar ; April 7th in the julian calendar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- if you have clicked on "OTHER" in the stars list, you must enter the following data:
Right ascension (in 2000 AD) Hours Minutes Seconds
Declination (in 2000 AD) Always positive (select North-South) Degrees Minutes Seconds NORTH SOUTH
Visual magnitude
Proper motion in right ascension (seconds of time / year) East : + West : -
Proper motion in declination (seconds of arc / year) North : + South : -
Radial velocity (in Km/second) Receding : + Nearing : -
Distance in parsecs (1 parsec = 3.26 light years)
You can now click on RUN (hereabove)