Version: 1.2.5 (using KDE 3.5.5 "release 45.4" , openSUSE 10.2) Compiler: Target: i586-suse-linux OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.18.8-0.3-default Hi, i wrote a short script to view the way of Saturn over a long period. In 2025 Saturn makes a kind of turn over. I tried to find out the time when that happens, but when I make the timescale shorter, Saturn is already fliped over. I go back in time but the normal position isn 't shown. Following my script: #!/bin/bash #KStars DCOP script: Saturn-Turn-over #by nn #last modified: Tue Oct 16 2007 21:12:01 # KSTARS=`dcopfind -a 'kstars*'` MAIN=KStarsInterface CLOCK=clock#1 dcop $KSTARS $MAIN setLocalTime 2025 5 13 8 10 0 dcop $KSTARS $MAIN changeViewOption UseAltAz false dcop $KSTARS $MAIN lookTowards Saturn dcop $KSTARS $MAIN defaultZoom dcop $KSTARS $MAIN zoom 200000. dcop $KSTARS $CLOCK setClockScale 600 dcop $KSTARS $CLOCK start dcop $KSTARS $MAIN waitFor 30 dcop $KSTARS $CLOCK stop ## Greetings Michael
I haven't seen this for Saturn, but I have actually seen a similar "flipping" of the M31 image at certain times. It's probably some general problem with the rotation and scaling of images in the map. I'll look into it. Thanks for the report.