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Add Log Entry/Log Entries: Creates a log
entry for you to add observing notes about
an object. See “Adding Log Entries
” on
page 162 for more information on log
entries.
Note: If you have already added a log
entry for an object, the object’s contextual
menu will list these entries.
Graph Elongation of Moons: Only an
option for planets with moons, this plots
the elongation of the planet’s moon(s)
using the graphing feature. See “Graph
”
on page 123 for more information.
Local/Celestial Path: Turns on the local or
celestial path of the object, which shows
how the object moves over time. See
“Local and Celestial Paths
” on page 102
for more information.
Save As QuickTime VR: An option for solar
system objects. Allows you to create a 360
degree exposure of a solar system object.
Unlike exporting a 2D image, the QTVR
file is an interactive virtual reality scene.
Info Pane
You were introduced briefly to the Info
pane in “Learning More About Objects
”
on page 30. Recall that you can double-
click on any object onscreen to
automatically open the object’s Info pane.
You can also open an object’s Info pane by
typing in a search for the object in the
Find pane, then opening the object’s
contextual menu from the list of items
found. Choose Show Info from the
contextual menu to open the Info pane.
The Info pane provides a great deal of
information about any object, as well as
links to several Internet features which can
help you learn even more.
Note: The Info pane for an object differs
in function from the object’s contextual
menu. The Info pane provides
information, while the contextual menu
lists possible actions.
Some of the fields in the Info pane are
common for all objects, while some fields
are specific to certain object types.
• General Info
This button searches our
LiveSky Internet site for more
information about the object. See
“LiveSky.com Object Database
” on
page 97 for more information.
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