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Create a kmz Google Earth file

To create a kmz Google Earth file in Mercury Venus Transit Maestro you have to open the Google Earth File Generator dialog. Mercury Venus Transit Maestro uses the same engine as my Six Millennium Catalog of Solar Transits (6MCST) Web tool.

  1. Choose Display > Google Earth File Generator…
  2. Select the desired checkboxes and fill in the required fields.
    Google Earth File Generator Dialog
  3. Once done click on the Generate File button to create the Google Earth file. After a few seconds at most, the Save File… button will be activated: you can then save your file at your designated location.

The stepsize increment for the solar terminator animation must be between 1 and 1,800 seconds (30 minutes).
The ΔT value must be between -100,000 and 100,000 seconds.