Solar Eclipse Maestro Icon

Google Earth Planetarium Interactive Window

The window displays the eclipse sky just as if you were in Google Earth and you can switch the Earth view to visualize the eclipse path. By default, the view center is located over the point of greatest eclipse.
It uses my Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses (5MCSE) Web tool engine and therefore requires an Internet connection.

  1. Choose Display > Eclipse Sky in Google Earth…
  2. If you haven’t yet installed the Google Earth plug-in, you’ll have the opportunity to do so (see the installation screen).
    Eclipse Sky Google Earth Planetarium Window Eclipse Sky Google Earth Planetarium Contextual Menu
A contextual menu, that can be invoked with a right click, will let you select various options:
  • Show Local Circumstances Tool - Show or hide the local circumstances tool. On by default. Available only in Earth view.
  • Fly to Observer Location - Move to the current observer’s location.
  • Show Grid - Show or hide the celestial grid. Disabled by default.
  • Show Navigation Controls - Show or hide the navigation controls. Enabled by default.
  • Show Scale Legend - Show or hide the scale legend. Enabled by default. Available only in Earth view.
  • Show Status Bar - Show or hide the status bar. Enabled by default.
  • Show Overview Map - Show or hide the overview map. Disabled by default. Available only in Earth view.
  • Show Atmosphere - Show or hide the blue atmosphere that appears around the perimeter of the Earth. On by default. Available only in Earth view.
  • Show Sunlight - Show or hide the sunlight that appears around the perimeter of the Earth. On by default. Available only in Earth view.
  • Show Countries Borders Layer - Show or hide the countries borders. On by default. Available only in Earth view.
  • Show Road Networks Layer - Show or hide the road networks. On by default. Available only in Earth view.