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Ephemeris, V1

e·phem·er·is (-f m r -s)

n. pl. eph·e·mer·i·des (f -m r -d z)

A table giving the coordinates of a celestial body at a number of specific times during a given period.

[Late Latin eph meris, from Greek, diary, from eph meros, daily. See ephemeral.]

PocketStars uses a data file containing ephemeris data for the sun, moon, and planets derived from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory DE405 database .  Unfortunately, these data files are bulky, so you may wish to download a smaller version containing a restricted date range.  Or, you may wish to download an ephemeris with extended date ranges.  This download is optional.

Note that these files are only for use with versions of Pocket Stars prior to Version 2.0. 
For Version 2.0 ephemeris files go here.

The ephemeris data files currently available are:

 

Date Range

Size KB

File

2000-2005
 478 PocketStars.405
2000-2010
931 PocketStars.405

2000-2020

1838 PocketStars.405

1980-2040

5472 PocketStars.405


Instructions

  1. Exit PocketStars if it is currently running (select File.Exit).
  2. Select an ephemeris from the table above. 
  3. Download the file to your PC (right click, then "SaveAs...").
  4. Manually copy the file to your Pocket PC, replacing the existing file of the same name.  The default installation directory for PocketStars is "\Program Files\Pocket Stars\".  To copy the file, use "ActiveSync.Explore".
  5. Restart PocketStars.

Notes

  1. You can verify the ephemeris date range currently installed by clicking in the lower right hand corner of the Menu.About page. 

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