# Celestia Script file to show conjunctions of Jupiter, Venus, Earth and Mercury # during September - October 2005 from Mars. Location is on the Martian Equator in # Mare Sirenium just after sunset. { synchronous {} print { text "Conjunction of the Earth with Venus and Mercury \nas seen from Mars . . .Press ESC to end." row -3 duration 2 } wait {duration 2} set { name "FOV" value 50.0 } time { jd 2453640.218750 } select { object "Sol/Mars" } center { time 2 } gotolonglat { time 1 distance 4 longitude 0 latitude 0 } print { text "First we will head for Mare Sirenium \non the Martian Equator" row -3 duration 2 } wait { duration 2 } gotolonglat { time 1 distance 1.00001 up [ 0 -1 0 ] longitude 0 latitude 0 } wait { duration 2 } print { text "Now we will look to the west just after Sunset..\n this will take a few moments" row -3 duration 2 } rotate {duration 5 rate 25 axis [-1 0 0]} rotate {duration 5 rate 15 axis [0 1 0]} print { text "Watch out for Phobos and Demios" row -3 duration 2 } rotate {duration 5 rate 7 axis [0 0 -1]} rotate {duration 5 rate 2 axis [-1 0 0]} print { text "Look for the Moon Orbiting Earth" row -3 duration 2 } wait {duration 5} chase {} print { text "26 September . . .." row -3 duration 2 } labels { set "constellations | stars | planets | moons" } renderflags { set "constellations" } wait { duration 2} time { jd 2453641.222222 } print { text "27 September . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453642.225694 } print { text "28 September . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453643.229167 } print { text "29 September . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453644.232639 } print { text "30 September . . ..\nVenus and Earth, Jupiter and Mercury are at their closest" row -3 duration 5 } wait { duration 5} time { jd 2453645.232639 } print { text "1 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453646.232639 } print { text "2 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453647.232639 } print { text "3 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453648.232639 } print { text "4 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453649.232639 } print { text "5 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453650.232639 } print { text "6 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453651.232639 } print { text "7 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453652.232639 } print { text "8 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453653.232639 } print { text "9 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453654.232639 } print { text "10 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453655.232639 } print { text "11 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453656.232639 } print { text "12 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453657.232639 } print { text "13 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453658.232639 } print { text "14 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453659.232639 } print { text "15 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453660.232639 } print { text "16 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453661.232639 } print { text "17 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453662.232639 } print { text "18 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453663.232639 } print { text "19 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453664.232639 } print { text "20 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453665.232639 } print { text "21 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} time { jd 2453666.232639 } print { text "22 October . . .." row -3 duration 3 } wait { duration 3} }