Current Telescopes are capable of resolving increments of 1 hour of RA and 0.2 degrees of DEC. RA can be measured from 0-24 and DEC can be measured from 0-90. Britannian astronomers have adopted a coordinate system that uses right ascension (RA) and declination (DEC) to pinpoint a constellation’s location during night time periods. After 4am daylight will drown out any attempt at making meaningful observations.Ĭonstellations can be observed in these time periods based on their location in the night sky. ![]() Constellations can be seen during the early evening (5pm-8pm), late at night (9pm-11pm), midnight (12am), or the middle of the night (1am-4am). While there are a variety of objects in the night sky to observe if one points their telescope at the object as it traverses space, the real search is for constellations – a unique collection of several stars.Ĭonstellations appear at various periods during the night. Any standard clock is an essential tool in mapping the night sky! The best viewing hours are during the night between the hours of 5pm and 4am. Using a telescope may appear quite simple, but one would be naive to think there is no more beyond haphazardly pointing towards the sky to make observations! While the most impressive example of these contraptions is the one located in Moonglow at 43o 52’N, 122o 4’W, where I have chosen to spend my time deep in research, recent developments in miniaturization have brought the size of these instruments within the grasp of the casual observer. Before long skilled tinkers granted the ability to see objects at great distance became a reality – enter the telescope. When it was learned that Sosaria exists within a much larger universe, curiosity tilted our heads upwards towards the sky. The study of Britannian astronomy dates back to the appearances of strangers from offwordly realms. Looking to the Heavens: A Primer on Britannian Astronomy There are 1000 constellations to discover.Players that are the first to discover a constellation will have their discovery logged in the constellation ledger and be given a special title and a recipe, from this recipe tinkers can learn to make a telescope. A star chart can be turned into Willebrord the Astronomer at the Moonglow Telescope Astronomer’s Tent.Constellations can be named via the star chart.Constellations can be charted using the Cartography Mapmaker’s Pen to create a star chart. Sizes of aperture and sky annuls are also shown.Īdditional output files are provided for a full catalog of pixel positions with magnitudes, and also a detailed execution log file with various useful parameters.Ī job queue management is also implemented to prevent server overload.A new hobby has become possible in Sosaria, using the recently added Telescope ( 21st Anniversary gift) characters can view the night sky, observing such phenomenon as planets, galaxies, comets and constellations. ![]() Program also perform astrometry (if not already available) on the image frame for cross-matching calibration star catalog and also for locating user provided RA-Dec.Īt the end of photometry execution, the tool displays an zoomable image labeling the calibration stars and the target. The program automatically fetches calibration stars available in the field-of-view and provides the calibrated magnitude. Optional parameters include specifying filter, read-noise, gain, aperture and sky radius, PSF recentering options, and final display image options. For most cases default parameters are good enough for quick estimates. ![]() Optional parameters are available to tune photometry parameters and get accurate results. FZ is for compressed file from Heasarc's FPACK utility. That's all, you get the calibrated magnitude. Using the tools is as simple as just to provide the Image file and RA-Dec of the desired source. This online program is for doing quick and easy Photometry of Astronomical images and get the magnitude of a point source.
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