@@ -1350,6 +1350,18 @@ \subsection{The Ephemeris Tab}
13501350 \label {fig:gui:AstroCalc:Ephemeris:Asteroids }
13511351\end {figure }
13521352
1353+ \begin {figure }[p]
1354+ \centering\includegraphics [width=0.95\textwidth ]{astrocalc_dialog_ephemeris_sun_at_altitude.png}
1355+ \caption {Astronomical Calculations (AstroCalc): Venus when Sun is at the end of civil twilight (-6°)}
1356+ \label {fig:gui:AstroCalc:Ephemeris:SunAtAltitude }
1357+ \end {figure }
1358+
1359+ \begin {figure }[p]
1360+ \centering\includegraphics [width=0.95\textwidth ]{astrocalc_dialog_ephemeris_planet_opposition.png}
1361+ \caption {Astronomical Calculations (AstroCalc): Points of Saturn's oppositions during a few decades}
1362+ \label {fig:gui:AstroCalc:Ephemeris:PlanetOpposition }
1363+ \end {figure }
1364+
13531365Another interesting option in this tool: using horizontal coordinates for plotting traces of the Solar system objects.
13541366In this mode, the circle marks are not linked to the sky, but to the horizontal coordinate system.
13551367For example, you can get an analemma of the Sun for any location (Fig.~\ref {fig:gui:AstroCalc:Ephemeris:Analemma }
@@ -1364,6 +1376,22 @@ \subsection{The Ephemeris Tab}
13641376In consequence, e.g.\ magnitudes may be affected by atmospheric absorption and may show unexpected values.
13651377Remember to switch off atmosphere etc.\ to create extinction free geocentric mean positions as found in almanachs.
13661378
1379+ Two time steps \newFeature {26.2} require a bit of care to display well. The \emph {Sun at preset altitude } displays
1380+ an object's position when the Sun is at a specific altitude relative to the horizon. Once selected from the list of time steps,
1381+ the \guibutton [0.6]{0.1}{uibtTime.png}~\emph {Custom interval } window is enabled, and a preset solar altitude can be selected
1382+ (only values $ \le 0 ^\circ $ are valid), and the ephemeris is computed accordingly. If the Sun never reaches the altitude selected,
1383+ during the specified interval, e.g. $ -12 ^\circ $ during Scandinavian summer solstice, no marker is drawn.
1384+ (Fig.~\ref {fig:gui:AstroCalc:Ephemeris:SunAtAltitude }).
1385+ Using it as intended requires the ephemeris to be drawn in horizontal coordinates!
1386+
1387+ The other time step that requires some care is the \emph {Opposition of planet }. This is useful for displaying where
1388+ and when a planet will be at its opposition for a given year in relation to background stars. For it to make sense,
1389+ the planet in question needs to be selected both in the ephemeris list and in the \emph {Custom interval } window
1390+ Fig.~\ref {fig:gui:AstroCalc:Ephemeris:PlanetOpposition }.
1391+
1392+ It is only applicable for the outer planets, i.e. Mars through Neptune. The computation is quite intense, so showing
1393+ e.g. Neptune oppositions throughout its 165 year orbit might take a while if you're on a weak system.
1394+
13671395\subsection {The `` Risings, Transits, and Settings'' (RTS) Tab }
13681396\label {sec:gui:AstroCalc:RTS }
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