Visual
SAT-Flare Tracker 3D
MENU SETTINGS
This
menu contains a few items that are necessary to configure and set the main program parameters:- Local Settings: this menu item opens a new window for setting the observer's site information.
- Floating Site: the
option makes the Floating mode active. When the Floating mode is active
the observer's coordinates become floating and automatically set to the
centre of the Globe representation. This mode allows the user to search
the best site location for a given event simply by changing the view
angle. As an example, it is possible to search the location where a
given satellite will transit across the desired sky region, simply by
navigating the sky map with the mouse.
- Transit Mode: this
option activates the Transit Mode. When this mode is active, each
function programmed to deal with flare events will work with transit
events instead.
- Twilight Settings: this menu item opens a new window for defining the twilight conditions.
- Real Time Step: this menu item opens a new window for defining how often the graphics has to be updated when the Run Time mode is active.

- Cities: this menu item opens a new window for dealing with cities and observing sites.
- UTC Time: when this option is checked, the time is shown in UTC format instead of in the local format.
- Colors and other Settings: this menu item opens a new window for setting the interface colours and the update check:

The
soil colour and the sea colour can be defined among a few choices. In
addition the level of shadowing can be selected by means of the slider.
The Update Check Interval will define how often the program should check for
News and for program updates. The Default button restores the predefined
settings.
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By
Simone Corbellini
