SunPosition Widget

SunPosition Widget - Connect to the SunPosition database and get useful informations
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  • License:
  • Freeware
  • Price:
  • FREE
  • Publisher Name:
  • SunPosition
  • Operating Systems:
  • Mac OS X 10.4 or later
  • File Size:
  • 352 KB

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SunPosition Widget Description

SunPosition Widget - Connect to the SunPosition database and get useful informations SunPosition Widget is a small tool that will help you connect to the SunPosition database and return calculations for: Sunrise, Sunset, Civil Dawn, Civil Dusk, Sunrise azimuth, Sunset azimuth, Latitude, Longitude and Magnetic declination for the selected The SunPosition widget will plot the suns path at 15 minute intervals for the selected date and location. Members can access the data printout page for that current selection directly from the widget. Azimuth, altitude calculations follow the sun through it's path.This widget is free to everyone, although SunPosition members get full access to all 48,532 location entries while non members have limited access to approximately 8,000 locations.Every time you make a selection a 'spinner' will appear in the top right corner of the widget to show data is being loaded, wait until the spinner stops before continuing each step. Data normally loads very fast, this of course depends on your connection but in tests it takes between 0.5 to 1 second per query with 1 Mb ADSL.The widget has a built in mechanism to cache data, depending on the type of data this cache will be stored for a set time, so if you load the locations for United States then this information will be available without having to reconnect to the server for 72 hours, therefore making the widget even faster to use.Keyboard shortcuts:· Open location in a Google map: Command - G· Accessing data page for printout: Command - P· Set calculation to the current date: Command - D· Animate graph: Space bar· Graph step forward: Arrow right· Graph step back: Arrow left· Flip between Front and Back: Command - I· Shrink / Expand: Command - M· Reset widget (Clears cache):Command - RThe widget cache can be cleared using the 'Command - R' keys.


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