Piper's Pit BBS/FTP: ibm 0010 - 0019/ibm0010-0019/ibm0010.tar/ibm0010/COSMOS1.ZIP/COSMOS.CMD

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*G'Welcome to EZCosmos!  This is the Status screen.
%'During the demo, press spacebar to speed along or press Esc to quit
%'The Status screen displays your current location, date and time
%'EZCosmos also displays the star date (Julian Day and Local Sidereal Time)
%'Use the arrow keys or the command keys to change parameters...
*P!*P!*P!*P!*P!*P!*P!*P!*P!'EZCosmos works with any date from 4000 B.C. to A.D. 9999
@D1-1-4000B@
@D12-31-9999@
'EZCosmos displays the sky at any time of day or night
@*P!T1:00@
@T23:00@
'View the heavens from any of 560 cities around the world
@*P!*P!L!LOS ANGELES@
!PST@
!L!PARIS@
!GMT@
'Use the Main Help System for information and special operating tips
*P!*P!*P!H'The Main Help Menu is available at the press of the Help Key, F1
*G!*P!%
'The last Help page displayed can be recalled quickly by pressing F1 F1
%  'Let's see the sky from Dallas on July 14, 1991 just after sunset
*G*P!*P!*P!L!DALLAS@
CDT@
*H!*H!*H!D7-14-91@
*P!T20:45@
*O@P@Y'Overhead view from Dallas, TX  July 14, 1991 just after sunset
='The Sun has set in the West
F!Sun!
.'The waxing Moon is a thin crescent setting in the West
F!Moon!
'Jupiter and Mercury are above and to the right of the moon, in conjunction
F!Jupiter!
F!Mercury!
@'Mars and Venus are directly above the Moon by Regulus in near conjunction
F!Mars!
F!Venus!
@ 'EZCosmos is easy to operate - use the arrow keys or press the command letter
@*G!*P!'Finding any object in the heavens is easy - type the first few letters
F!M!e!r@
'Information about that or any object is just a key away
I% 'Now let's center Mercury on the screen to see the surrounding sky
 @*P@R'Mercury is now the center of the plot
='Zooming in closer...
 *P!*P!Z!*K!*K!*K!
'Sky surrounding Jupiter/Mercury conjunction from Dallas, TX on 7-14-1991
)'Zooming in closer...
 @Z!*K!*K!*K!
'Close-up on Jupiter/Mercury conjunction from Dallas, TX on 7-14-1991
)'Zooming in closer...
Z!*K!*K!
'Close-up on Jupiter/Mercury conjunction from Dallas, TX on 7-14-1991
)F!Jupiter!
I% F!Mercury!
I% 'Returning to an overhead view...
 *H@O!'Overhead view from Dallas, TX  7-14-1991 just after sunset
='Now let's display just the brightest stars and planets...
 @*P!*P!M!3@
'Only objects brighter than third magnitude are displayed
='Match the sky from your back yard with the display using the magnitude filter
%'Turn off constellation lines to match your back yard view
@ !*P@C'It's easy to match the sky with the display
='Resetting magnitude filter for maximum star display...
@ !*H@M!20@
'Magnitude limit has been reset to show all stars and NGCs
= 'Turn off NGCs for a more realistic display
!*P!*P@N'Star display - without NGC objects
='Let's look at the Milky Way Galaxy on a clear dark night
 @*G!*P!FSIRIUS@
!Y'Plot is now centered on Sirius - the Dog Star
='Turn off the planets for a nighttime view of just the stars
 !*P!*P!*P!*P!*P!*P!*P!P'View without Constellation lines, NGCs or planets
='Now let's zoom out for a view of our home Galaxy
@ !*H!*H!*H!*H!Z!*G!*H!
'View of the winter Milky Way Galaxy
=%'Returning to the Status screen
 @*O!*H!S'Resetting display options - Constellations and Planets ON...
!*H!*H!*H!*H!O@C@P@
'Demonstration of Total Solar Eclipse from Hilo, Hawaii
!*GD07-11-91@
*PT06:25@
*P*PLHILO@
HST@
'Status of total eclipse from Hilo, Hawaii
%*O!P@Y'Overhead view from Hilo, Hawaii just before eclipse
=FMOON@
I%'The Sun is hidden behind the Moon
 FSUN@
I% Z!*Q!*K!*K!*K!
!Y'Eclipse at close range
)'Begin animation sequence
A!.0001!
@Y'Hilo eclipse animation
))'The Moon completely covers the Sun during a total eclipse
)) !YS'Demonstration of Annular Solar Eclipse from Thibodaux, LA
!*G!*P!*P!*P!LTHIBODAUX, LA@
'Since Thibodaux is not on file, we'll enter the latitude and longitude...
@L@29.45@
90.50@
CDT@
'Now let's enter the date and time of the eclipse...
*G!D5-30-84@
*P!T11:04:44@
'Status of annular eclipse from Thibodaux, LA
%*O!P@Y'Overhead view from Thibodaux, LA during annular solar eclipse
=FMOON@
!I%'The Sun is hidden behind the Moon
 FSUN@
I% Z!*Q!*K!*K!*K!*K!
!Y'Annular eclipse at extreme close range
%'The Moon does not quite cover the Sun during an annular eclipse
%Z!*Q!*H!*H!*H!*H!*H@
'Larger field view of the region surrounding the eclipse
)Z!*H!*H!*H@
'Larger field view of the region surrounding the eclipse, in Taurus
)Z!*H!*H!*H!*H@
'Larger field view of the region surrounding the eclipse, in Taurus
)FALDEBARAN@
'Location of Aldebaran, the brightest star in Taurus
!I% 'Let's display the NGCs also...
@N'Region surrounding the eclipse - stars, NGCs and planets, in Taurus
%!FCRAB@
'Location of M1, the Crab Nebula
!I% 'EZCosmos can show you the Crab Nebula as seen through a large telescope
@ !*H!*H!*H!*H!L'Area surrounding the annular eclipse from Thibodaux, LA
%F!PLEIADES@
'The cursor is now over M45, the Pleiades
@I% 'Zooming in on the Pleiades
@Z!*K!*K!*K!
@Y'The Pleiades are now centered on the screen
)'Zooming in closer...
Z!*K!*K!*K!
'The Pleiades in Taurus
)'Zooming in closer...
Z!*K!*K!*K!
'The Pleiades in Taurus as seen in binoculars
)'Zooming in closer...
Z!*K!*K!*K!*K!*K!*K!
'The Pleiades in Taurus as seen in a small telescope
)'Let's zoom in even closer...
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