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LunarPhase Pro Moon Observer's Astronomy Software Toolkit
Description: Jupsat Pro predicts Great Red Spot transit times and times of Jupiter's satellite phenomena including shadow transits and satellite eclipse times. Models Jupiter and its satellites graphically.
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Learn About The Solar System's Largest Planet - Jupiter Predict Great Red Spot Transit Times, Satellite Transits and Eclipses And Times of Mutual Satellite Phenomena See How Jupiter And Satellites Interact With Animations! Jupsat Pro is a utility for Windows PCs which provides a range of information on Jupiter and graphically displays the planet (including its Great Red Spot) and the positions of its four main satellites, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto (in real time). Read the Sky & Telescope Review Here
Numeric Data: Top Pane This is split into four panes. The top pane is where you enter in your information - your latitude and longitude. This pane also includes the date and time. This defaults to realtime (read from your PC's clock). Below these is the Zoom slider which lets you zoom the Side-On and Plan views of the Jovian system. Just move the slider button left/right to the position you want. Below this is the Animation interval. This specifies the interval (in minutes) between each calculation. The def
Jupsat Pro defaults to running in realtime. In order to use particular date and time (other than the current), you need to click the stop button to stop Jupsat Pro from running in realtime. You can then edit the date and time in the top numeric pane as required.
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LunarPhase Pro Moon Observer's Astronomy Software Toolkit