DOCUMENTATION of  SHOWER v 1.0

SUMMARY

Now SHOWER running on PENTIUM III or later without bug !

DOWNLOAD   and SETUP

After download see " Download page "

Unzip SHOWER.ZIP in a temporary directory next run SHOWER.EXE

PARAMETER of FILE SHOWER.CFG

-3.6000
43.6900


For quick modify use edit under DOS or NotePad under Windows.

DECIMAL LONGITUDE
DECIMAL LATITUDE

THE SKY MAP

SHOWER v 1.0 display one sky map. Press SKY button  for use this function.

IMPORTANT : This sky map is calculated on date and hour of the computer system, is preferable to adjust the time and date system in UNIVERSAL TIME ! your LONGITUDE and LATITUDE make the rest !

If you modify SAVE it !

The map display the main stars, and the solar system planet, sun and moon, and the RADIANTS of the meteors !

The chart is active on mouse click.-----

Remark : in the right of the screen the display is green for the rise object's and red for seting object's. For the Radiants whe utilise all user

DISPLAY THE INFORMATION's ON THE SKY MAP

This info's on the objetc's of the map is display at left corner of the map.

Here for sample whe  CLICK on PERSEID RADIANT.

Is display in red it is a day of  the maximum ! in other day is display in green.

S.L : significate Solar Longitude, below the period of activity and other parameters is classic.

If  you CLICK on an other object on the map the information of the object appear.

HELP and HOT KEY


Press F1 for obtain HOT KEY list.