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- //MAKE SURE ALL EVENTS ARE IN ORDER OF THEIR DATES!
- //THERE CANNOT BE MORE THAN 3 EVENTS PER DAY
- //each month block starts with "month x" where x is the month
- // number, 1=jan...
- //each new event starts with "event"
- // day : "day X" specifies the day of the month of an event, make sure that
- // that the days are in numerical order, otherwise the events may screw
- // each other up.
- // time : optional, makes sure that an event displays on the right local day. Ie,
- it might be on the morning of the 15th GMT, but the evening of the 14th local.
- If not supplied the date shown will be used.
- //Priority : specifies the relative importance of the event by the
- // color of the text printed.
- // 1 - most important, RED (eclipses, major meteor showers)
- // 2 - interesting, BLUE, (Venus at brightest)
- // 3 - yawners, BLACK, new Moon, etc.
- //Types: 9110/solar eclipse
- // 9111/lunar eclipse
- // 9112/meteor shower
- // 9113/misc
- // 0/NULL event, don't do anything when the user clicks on it
- // 1/load text file only
- // 2/"aim"event, used for objects you want to aim at only, with
- // no data display, such as "Moon : furthest"
- // 3/info manager module exists
- //
- // note : This is the text that shows in the main calender month window,
- // it needs to be really short since there isn't much room
- // ed : "extended description". This is the text in the day window, it is longer
- // than notes since there is a lot more room.
- // stub : the file stub used by all related files for image lists, descriptions, etc.
- // Internally an extension is attached to this to create the full filename.
-
- month 1
- event
- day 1
- note New Moon
- stub
- priority 3
- ed Moon : new
- type 2
-
- event
- day 3
- note meteor shower
- stub meteor0
- priority 2
- ed the Quadratrids meteor shower
- type 9112
-
- event
- day 4
- note Earth...
- stub
- priority 3
- ed Earth : nearest to the Sun
- type 2
-
- event
- day 5
- note Moon near Saturn
- stub
- priority 3
- ed Moon : passes close to Saturn
- type 2
-
- event
- day 6
- note Galileo...
- stub
- priority 3
- ed 385th Ann. of Galileo's discovery of Jupiter's moons (1610)
- type 0
-
- event
- day 13
- time 8
- note Venus...
- stub neptune
- priority 3
- ed Venus : furthest from the Sun
- type 2
-
- event
- day 14
- note Venus...
- ed Venus : near Jupiter
- stub
- priority 2
- type 2
-
- event
- day 16
- note "Old Moon".
- stub
- priority 3
- ed Moon : full, "Old Moon"
- type 2
-
- event
- day 19
- note Mercury...
- stub mercury
- priority 2
- ed Mercury, most easily visible in evening sky
- type 2
-
- event
- day 27
- note Moon near Venus
- time 5
- stub Moon
- priority 2
- ed Moon : close to Venus and Jupiter in Morning
- type 2
-
- event
- day 31
- note Explorer 1
- stub
- priority 3
- ed Explorer 1 : the first US satellite, 1958
- type 1
-
- //february
-
- month 2
-
- event
- day 15
- time 12
- note "Snow Moon"
- ed Moon : full, the "Snow Moon"
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 2
-
- event
- day 26
- note Moon...
- stub
- priority 3
- ed Moon : near Venus in the morning
- type 2
-
- event
- day 20
- note Friendship 7...
- stub
- priority 3
- ed John Glenn becomes the first American in orbit (1962)
- type 1
-
- event
- day 28
- note Author's birthday...
- stub
- priority 3
- ed Birthday of FirstLight author, send cards and cash gifts to VRLI
- type 0
-
- //march
-
- month 3
-
- event
- day 1
- time 12
- note Moon : new
- ed Moon : new
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 2
-
-
- event
- day 17
- time 1
- note "Sap Moon"
- ed Moon : full, the "Sap" or "Lenten" Moon
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 2
-
- event
- day 21
- note Spring begins
- time 2
- stub
- priority 1
- ed Spring : vernal equinox
- type 0
-
- event
- day 31
- time 2
- note Moon : new
- ed Moon : new
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 2
-
- //april
-
- month 4
-
-
- event
- day 12
- note Vostock 1...
- stub
- priority 3
- ed Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space (1961)
- type 1
-
- event
- day 15
- time 19
- note "Grass Moon"
- ed Moon : full, the "Grass" or "Egg" Moon
- stub
- priority 3
- type 0
-
- event
- day 15
- time 12
- note Lunar Eclipse
- ed Partial Lunar eclipse
- stub lecl_1
- priority 1
- type 9111
-
- event
- day 22
- note Lyrid meteors
- ed Lyrid meteor shower, Moon interferes
- stub meteor1
- priority 1
- type 9112
-
- event
- day 25
- note Space Telescope...
- ed 5th anniversary (1990) of Hubble Space Telescope launch
- stub
- priority 3
- type 0
-
- event
- day 25
- note Moon...
- ed Moon : near Saturn, celebrate in moderation
- stub Moon
- priority 2
- type 2
-
- event
- day 29
- time 18
- note New Moon
- ed Moon : new
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 0
-
- event
- day 29
- time 14
- note Annular Eclipse
- ed Annular Eclipse : visible in South America
- stub
- priority 3
- type 9110
-
-
- //may
-
- month 5
- event
- day 5
- note Eta Aq. Meteors
- ed Eta Aquarid meteors, poor this year
- stub meteor2
- priority 3
- type 9112
-
- event
- day 5
- note Freedom 7...
- stub
- priority 3
- ed Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space (1961)
- type 1
-
- event
- day 10
- note Mercury...
- ed Mercury : most favorable evening viewing
- stub mercury
- priority 2
- type 2
-
- event
- day 14
- time 21
- note "Milk Moon"
- ed Moon : full, "Milk" or "Planting" Moon
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 2
-
- event
- day 27
- note Moon occults Venus
- stub
- priority 3
- ed Moon : Occults Venus, visible from Europe
- type 2
-
- event
- day 29
- time 17
- note New Moon
- ed Moon : new
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 0
-
- //june
- month 6
- event
- day 1
- note Jupiter...
- stub
- priority 3
- ed Jupiter at opposition, visible all night
- type 2
-
- event
- day 2
- note Surveyor 1
- stub
- priority 3
- ed Surveyor 1 : first US spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon (1966)
- type 1
-
- event
- day 13
- time 4
- note "Rose Moon"
- ed Moon : full, the "Rose" or "Flower" Moon
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 2
-
- event
- day 21
- time 20
- note SUMMER!!
- ed Summer begins, hit the beach
- stub
- priority 1
- type 1
-
- event
- day 28
- time 1
- note New Moon
- ed Moon : new
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 2
-
- //july
-
- month 7
- event
- day 2
- note Midpoint of year
- ed midpoint of the year
- stub
- priority 3
- type 0
-
- event
- day 4
- time 21
- note Earth...
- ed Earth : furthest from the Sun
- stub
- priority 0
- type 3
-
- event
- day 12
- time 11
- note "Thunder Moon"
- ed Moon : full, the "Thunder Moon"
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 2
-
- event
- day 20
- note Apollo 11...
- ed 26th ann. of Apollo 11 (1969) the first Lunar Landing.
- stub
- priority 1
- type 1
-
- event
- day 27
- time 15
- note New Moon
- ed Moon : new
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 2
-
- //August
-
- month 8
- event
- day 10
- time 18
- note "Grain Moon"
- ed Moon : full, the "Grain (or Green Corn) Moon"
- stub Moon
- priority 1
- type 2
-
- event
- day 12
- note Perseid Meteors
- ed Perseid meteors, usually the best of year
- stub meteor4
- priority 1
- type 9112
-
- event
- day 26
- time 4
- note New Moon
- ed Moon : new
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 1
-
- //september
-
- month 9
-
- event
- day 9
- time 3
- note "Harvest Moon"
- ed Moon : full, the "Harvest Moon"
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 0
-
- event
- day 23
- time 12
- note Fall begins
- ed Fall begins, the "autumn equinox"
- stub
- priority 1
- type 1
-
- event
- day 24
- time 16
- note New Moon
- ed Moon : new
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 2
-
- //october
-
- month 10
-
- event
- day 4
- note Sputnik 1...
- stub
- priority 3
- ed Sputnik 1 becomes the first the first artificial satellite (1957)
- type 1
-
- event
- day 8
- time 15
- note "Hunter Moon"
- ed Moon : full, the "Hunter Moon"
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 2
-
- event
- day 22
- note Orionid Meteors
- ed Orionid meteors, poor viewing this year
- stub meteor5
- priority 3
- type 9112
-
- event
- day 24
- time 4
- note New Moon
- ed Moon : new
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 2
-
- event
- day 24
- time 2
- note Solar Eclipse
- ed Total eclipse of the Sun, Middle East
- stub Sun
- priority 1
- type 9110
-
- //November
-
- month 11
- event
- day 7
- time 7
- note "Frosty Moon"
- ed Moon : full, the "Frosty" or "Beaver" Moon
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 2
-
- event
- day 18
- time 5
- note Leonid Meteors
- ed Leonid Meteors, poor viewing this year
- stub meteor7
- priority 2
- type 9112
-
-
- event
- day 22
- time 15
- note New Moon
- ed Moon : new
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 2
-
- //december
-
- month 12
-
-
- event
- day 7
- time 1
- note "Long Night Moon"
- ed Moon : full, the "Long Night Moon"
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 2
-
- event
- day 7
- note Galileo at Jupiter
- ed Galileo probe enters orbit around Jupiter
- priority 1
- type 9114
-
- event
- day 13
- note Geminid Meteors
- ed Geminid meteors, Moon interferes
- stub meteor8
- priority 1
- type 9112
-
- event
- day 14
- note Apollo 17...
- stub
- priority 3
- ed Man takes his last steps on the Moon, 1972
- type 1
-
- event
- day 22
- note Winter begins
- ed Winter begins, Winter Solstice
- stub
- priority 1
- type 1
-
- event
- day 22
- note Ursid Meteors
- ed Ursid meteors
- stub meteor9
- priority 1
- type 9112
-
- event
- day 22
- time 2
- note New Moon
- ed Moon : new
- stub Moon
- priority 3
- type 1
-
- event
- day 25
- note Apollo 8
- stub
- priority 3
- ed Apollo 8 : Man first orbits the Moon (1968)
- type 1
-
- event
- day 25
- note Christmas
- ed Christmas, deck them halls
- stub
- priority 1
- type 3
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