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Request: Show Hour Angle in Focused Info Box

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Request: Show Hour Angle in Focused Info Box was created by Andrew

I would like a more convenient way to get the hour angle of an object. Currently that information is found in the Position tab under Details via the right click menu. It would be helpful if the hour anger were also displayed in the corner of the sky map as an addition to the object of Focus box.
The reason for this request is I can convert the hour angle to locate the RA position for a target with the Star Adventurer using its hour and date scales.

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Replied by Eric on topic Re:Request: Show Hour Angle in Focused Info Box

Would improving the information displayed at the bottom of the star map be a solution? If so, please open a new wish issue at invent.kde.org/education/kstars. We will (ask you to) define and discuss the feature precisely.

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Replied by Andrew on topic Re:Request: Show Hour Angle in Focused Info Box

Thank you, if that is a better place for this idea, I will look into that. I believe the information should be presented in the focus box. As it is similar to the time box in the sense that it is a constantly changing value.
But perhaps the status bar could be a place to display the hour angle of the pointer location?
Thoughts?
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Replied by Andrew on topic Request: Show Hour Angle in Focused Info Box

I have done as you said and created a post on the KDE issues board.
invent.kde.org/education/kstars/-/issues/52
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Replied by Andrew on topic Request: Show Hour Angle in Focused Info Box

I just performed a KStars update and was pleasantly surprised to see my wish has been fulfilled. Thank you very much Jasem. Excellent work!

This is a cheat sheet I made to convert the Hour Angle to a position on the back of the Star Adventurer. It has proven to be quite an accurate method for me.
 
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Replied by Andrew on topic Request: Show Hour Angle in Focused Info Box

So. I took this and ran with it for my specific needs with the Star Adventurer.
I managed to write in some additional code that will convert for me what position on the Star Adventurer's time dial corresponds to an Hour Angle.
 
 
From line 148 in source code kstars/widgets/infoboxwidget.cpp
    dms sa(lst - p->ra());
        if (sa.Hours() < 6.0)
    {
        sa.setH(18 + sa.Hours());
        sign = 'W';
    }else if (sa.Hours() < 12.0)
    {
    sa.setH(-6 + sa.Hours());
    sign = 'W';
    }else if (sa.Hours() < 18.0)
    {
    sa.setH(6 + sa.Hours());
    sign = 'E';
    }else
    {
    sa.setH(-18 + sa.Hours());
    sign = 'E';
    }
    m_strings << i18nc("Star Adventurer", "Star Adventurer") + ": " + sign + " " + sa.toHMSString();
 
 
 
 
Last edit: 3 years 2 weeks ago by Andrew.
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