Solar Eclipse Maestro Icon

Sky Chart Window

The window displays the eclipse sky chart with the planets and first-magnitude stars from your location. Stars to magnitude 2.5 may be displayed, optionally with labels.

  1. Choose Display > Sky Chart…
    Eclipse Sky Chart Window Eclipse Sky Chart Contextual Menu
A contextual menu, that can be invoked with a right click, will let you select various options:
  • Orientation - Select the sky chart orientation either from North/South Up or Sun Down. North/South Up by default.
  • Show Azimuthal Grid - Show or hide the azimuthal grid in white with a selectable spacing. Off by default.
  • Show Equatorial Grid - Show or hide the equatorial grid in gray with a selectable spacing set by default on Fine (every hour). On by default.
  • Show Ecliptic - Show or hide the ecliptic in yellow. Enabled by default.
  • Show Planets Names - Show or hide the names of the planets in yellow. Enabled by default.
  • Show First-Magnitude Stars - Show or hide the first-magnitude stars in white. Enabled by default.
  • Show Stars Names - Show or hide the name of the first-magnitude stars in white. On by default.
  • Show Second-Magnitude Stars Names - Show or hide the name of the second-magnitude stars in white. Disabled by default.
  • Show Comets During Totality - Show or hide comets, that may be visible during totality, in light blue. Enabled by default.
  • Show Location Name and Timezone - Print or not the observer’s location name and timezone inside the PDF file. Enabled by default.
  • Save PDF File… - Lets you create a color high-resolution PDF file containing the sky chart during the eclipse.
  • Window Transparency - The window can be made more or less opaque.