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Stellarium API: GridLinesMgr.setFlagAzimuthalGrid
GridLinesMgr.setFlagAzimuthalGrid(flag)
shows or hides the grid of the horizontal coordinate system (aka topocentric coordinate system).
// vim: ft=javascript
//
// ..\runScript.bat setFlagAzimuthalGrid.ssc
//
// Go to Irchelturm
core.setObserverLocation(
0 , // longitude (E-W)
66.0 + 33.0/60 + 55.0/60/60 , // latitude (N-S) / Polar circle
0 // Altitude
);
core.setDeltaTAlgorithm("WithoutCorrection");
core.setDate(
'2015-03-20T23:45:00', // Equinox
'local' , // or 'utc'
true // enable Delta T correction
);
var currentAzGrid = GridLinesMgr.getFlagAzimuthalGrid();
StelMovementMgr.zoomTo(40, 0);
core.wait(0.1);
core.moveToRaDec("40d", "80d");
GridLinesMgr.setFlagAzimuthalGrid(true);
// In order to find short cut key to resume paused
// script, find "actionResume_Script" in $APPDATA\Stellarium\data\shortcuts.json
// Default: Ctrl-D, R to resume
core.pauseScript();
GridLinesMgr.setFlagAzimuthalGrid(currentAzGrid);
See also
core.moveToAltAzi(…)
looks at a pair of coordinates that are specified in the
horizontal coordinate system.
The
keyboard shortcut to toogle the display of the horizontal coordinate system grid is
z
(which seems to stand for
azimutal).