The Formats settings let you control how SkySafari displays dates,
times, and celestial coordinates throughout the program.
Formats
The settings in this section let you control how SkySafari displays dates, times, and celestial coordinates throughout the program.
Time
These settings let you choose the format which SkySafari uses to display the time of day.
12 hour displays the time with an AM or PM.
24 hour displays the time in "military" format.
HH:MM displays the time to the nearest minute.
HH:MM:SS displays the time to the nearest second.
Date
These settings let you choose the format which SkySafari uses to display the calendar date.
Mmm DD, YYYY displays the month abbreviation and day, separated by a comma from the year.
YYYY, Mmm DD displays the year, separated by a comma from the month abbreviation and day.
MM/DD/YYYY displays the month, day, and year all separated by slashes.
DD/MM/YYYY displays the day, month, and year all separated by slashes.
YYYY/MM/DD displays the year, month, and day all separated by slashes.
YYYY/DD/MM displays the year, day, and month all separated by slashes.
Right Ascension, Declination
These settings let you choose the format which SkySafari uses to display right ascension and declination. These coordinates describe an object's position in the equatorial coordinate system.
HH MM SS.SS, DD MM SS.S displays Right Ascension to the nearest hundredth of a second, and Declination to the nearest tenth of an arcsecond.
HH MM SS.S, DD MM displays Right Ascension to the nearest tenth of a minute, and Declination to the nearest arcminute.
HH MM SS.S, DD MM displays Right Ascension in decimal hours to the nearest millionth, and Declination in decimal degrees to the nearest millionth.
Azimuth, Altitude
These settings let you choose the format which SkySafari uses to display azimuth and altitude, which describe an object's position in the local horizon coordinate system.
DDD MM SS.S, DD MM SS.S displays azimuth and altitude to the nearest tenth of an arcsecond.
DDD MM, DD MM displays azimuth and altitude to the nearest arcminute.
DDD.DDDDDD, DD.DDDDDD displays azimuth and altitude in decimal degrees to the nearest millionth.