"You are at the North Pole, and the Pole Star lies directly overhead. Letting time roll forwards for a while, the stars appear to move in circles parallel to the horizon. They make one circuit in just under 24 hours. No stars set and no new ones rise. The stars south of the celestial equator are never visible."
SET TIME PERIOD 250;
LOAD SETTINGS :MEDIA:GTours:5_Sights:5_02.RS3;
SET PANEL TIME 2 102;
SET PANEL TIME ON;
SET PANEL POSITION MAX;
SET PANEL POSITION ON;
REFRESH;
SET TIME DELAY 1;
PLAY TIME FORWARD 48;
}
{
"You face south and begin a rapid journey towards the equator. As your latitude changes, the part of the sky visible to you changes as well. You see constellation come into view you would never see further north. There's a pause when you get to the equator."
PLAY POSITION DOWN 18;
SET TIME DELAY 4;
}
{
"Now you turn to face the east and let time roll forward again in steps of a few minutes. Here at the equator, stars rise vertically upwards over the eastern horizon. Over the course of a year you would be able see all the constellations at some time."
PLAY DIRECTION LEFT 18;
PLAY TIME FORWARD 36;
}
{
"Turning again to face south, the imaginary journey from pole to pole continues. You finally stop again at the south pole."
SET DIRECTION AZM_ALT 1.570796 0.000000;
REFRESH;
SET TIME DELAY 1;
PLAY POSITION DOWN 18;
}
{
"Once more the stars appear to sweep out horizontal circles as time runs forwards. But the stars visible to you now are all the ones permanently invisible from the north pole."
