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    Re: 2102-E Star Finder, Rev 11
    From: Brad Morris
    Date: 2009 Mar 4, 21:41 -0800

    Hi John
    
    Yes, there really are intermediate versions between the ones posted!
    
    I finally got busy and tried to figure out why the Solar Disk and the Ecliptic 
    was so tweaked on my display, instead of trying to just "dummy it in".  Well, 
    imagine my surprise when I realized that the off by one is in the calculation 
    of the declination of the sun, well prior to any translation or rotation.  I 
    adjusted that. and you can see the declination for the day.  The dilemma we 
    now face is that the declination is only for whole days. The graphical 
    display now looks just about right. The declination value shown may not be to 
    your liking, but left in for this version.  Thanks for being so persistent in 
    this issue.  Sometimes it takes a cattle prod to get me to move!
    
    The problem with labels for the Blue template is that they switch for N and S 
    hemisphere. I don't exactly know how to do that in Excel.  I know how to make 
    a dynamic chart title, but not a dynamic data item label within a chart.  If 
    any Excel Wizard knows how, please feel free to jump in.  This may just be 
    beyond Excel.
    
    You now have the red and blue templates, at your command.  Just check either, both or none.  Have fun!
    
    Let me think how we can plot the planets and the moon.  I could see something 
    like we rotate the red template to the desired LHA and then we slide a 
    declination bar for the particular body.  Once we check (or uncheck) the 
    combination of LHA and declination, the data for that body becomes frozen and 
    then displayed.  Unchecking (or checking) would remove the body from the 
    base.  I do use this feature on my 2102D prior to a round of sights, so I 
    know what you are after. 
    
    A note to Frank Reed: If there is some space constraint with the storage 
    capacity of the NavList, we could probably wipe out earlier versions of the 
    Star Finder.  Other than showing the development path, they really serve no 
    purpose.     
    
    Best Regards
    Brad
    
    File:
    Azimuthal-Equidistant-Rev-11.xls
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