Version: 1.1.1 (using KDE 3.4.2 Level "b" , SUSE 10.0) Compiler: Target: i586-suse-linux OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.13-15.7-default Mars and Saturn are displayed below the horizon although both planets are visible in the night sky. Checks with two other sources verify the proper positions of these planets. Location: Bellevue WA USA . Lat 47.617 Long 122.200 06:01:29 UTC 22:01:29 PST Thanks, John
I can't confirm this. Can you please provide more details? I have set the location to Bellvue, WA and the local time to 2006-02-22 22:01:29. Mars and Saturn are both up in my view. Their Alt/Az coordinates are: Mars: Az: 264:45:59 Alt: +35:46:37 Saturn: Az: 165:41:25 Alt: +61:16:54 John Durant wrote: [bugs.kde.org quoted mail]
On Wednesday 22 February 2006 16:25, kstars@30doradus.org wrote: I now understand what is happening. If the "Toggle Solar System" button is off and the user attempts to "Find" a solar system object the RA and Dec default to 0h 0m 0s and 0 0' 0". Not necessarily a bug, perhaps an inconsistency. Tnx, John [bugs.kde.org quoted mail]
I just found this bug today. Yes it is a bug, not an inconsistency. Saying a planet is in a wrong location is definitely a bug. I found the bug looking up comet Holmes, followed by Saturn. Same issue. I had the "Toggle Solar System" button off, and looked up the comet. KStars reported the wrong location. I eventually discovered that when I turned on "Toggle Solar System", it reported the correct location.
By the way, I found this bug in KStars version 1.2.5. I'm running it on Ubuntu Feisty. I'm located in Melbourne, Australia.
Fixing bug #122528. Now you can center & track on solar system bodies, even when they are not being drawn. The centered body remains invisible but does get a name label. The drawback from this fix is that users can no longer attempt to save CPU cycles by turning off solar system bodies; their positions will still get updated, even when invisible. Still, that's better than centering on a null position when the user tries to center on a real body.