# Oz_Mercury-Oct03.sts
# Mercury, Moon and Jupiter conjunction, Adelaide, 3-7 Oct 2005
# This is a hard one close to the horizon
# Copy to Stellarium/data/scripts
# press M to activate text mode, scroll down to scripts
# use arrow key to select script
clear state natural
# set to your local latitude
moveto lat -34.92 lon 138.58 duration 1
# Set to civil twilight in Adelaide, 
# Change this to your own civil twilight
# date local 2005:10:03T18:46:00
date utc 2005:10:03T09:10:00
select planet Mercury pointer off
flag star_names on
flag planet_names on
flag moon_scaled on
flag cardinal_points on
# Centring Mercury
flag track_object on
zoom fov 45
wait duration 10
# Now step forward 1 day 4 Oct
date relative 1
wait duration 10
# Now step forward 1 day 5 Oct
date relative 1
flag planet_names off
wait duration 10
# Now step forward 1 day 6 Oct
date relative 1
wait duration 10
# Now step forward 1 day 7 Oct
date relative 1
wait duration 10
#
# Tidy up
clear state natural
date load current
flag star_names on
flag cardinal_points on
flag moon_scaled on
script action end