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Here you can see the sky as it appears now above Lebanon.
This program is copyrighted to John Walker and explained by Alain Khayat.
The symbols shown in the map are explained here:

               Mars

              Jupiter

          Mercury

             Neptune

               Pluto

              Saturn

          Uranus

             Venus

               Asteroid

              Comet

          Sun

             Earth

When you enter, you should follow those indications. Some of the cases can  be: 

1) Given by computer, leave them
2) 33°54' ,35°30': those are Beirut's coordinates, if you want another city, click on "Set for nearby city" and choose or    leave them
3) Replace all what you see in the small cases under by what is shown in blue

Date and Time
. Now  Given by computer
. Universal time: Given by computer
. Julian day: Given by computer
Observing Site
Latitude:

33°54'  

 . North . South
Longitude:

35°30' 

 . East     .West
Set for nearby city    
Display Options . Ecliptic and equator
. Moon and planets
. Deep sky objects of magnitude 1.0 and brighter
Constellations:
        . Outlines
        . Names . aligned with horizon?
        . Boundaries
Stars:
        Show stars brighter than magnitude 1.0
        .Names for magnitude 1.0 and brighter
        . Bayer/Flamsteed codes for mag.1.0 and brighter
..Invert North and South
Image size: 640 pixels
Colour scheme: colour

4) When you finish filling the small cases as shown, click on " Update", the button under the map. And you will receive the Sky Above Beirut.

                                        Click here to enter
 

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Site Manager:  Alain Khayat
Webmasters:   Alain Khayat, Haytham Chbaro

 


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