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	*  READ ME VIRUTAL CELESTIAL GLOBE 1.2.7
	*
	*  by Piazza Francesco Giovanni 
	*  Tecnes Milano ,Italy http://www.tecnes.com ; Tel.: +39.02.67101036
	*	
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	Java version:1.7.0_02
	Edited using Eclipse Platform Version 3.7.0
	Textures realized with GIMP.
	To build the object meshes I used the Object Editor in my project CarDriving.
	
	
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	*
	* To launch the program, use the bat files, otherwise there are 2 ways:
	* 1) First way
	*
	* extract the lib directory from the jar 
	* in the same directory and write :
	*
	* java -Xms128m -Xmx512m  -classpath VirutalCelestialGlobe.jar   com.main.GlobeFrame
	*
	* java -Xms128m -Xmx512m  -classpath VirtualCelestialGlobe.jar   com.physics.astronomy.gui.skyview.JSkyView
	*
	 * java -Xms128m -Xmx512m  -classpath VirtualCelestialGlobe.jar   com.physics.astronomy.gui.moonview.JMoonView
	*
	* 2) Second way
	*  Double click on the jar file.
	*
	* To launch other Astronomy tools write the commands:
	*
	* java -Xms128m -Xmx512m  -classpath VirtualCelestialGlobe.jar   com.world.WorldGlobeFrame
	*
	* java -Xms128m -Xmx512m  -classpath VirtualCelestialGlobe.jar   com.physics.astronomy.gui.AngleConverter
	*
	* java -Xms128m -Xmx512m  -classpath VirtualCelestialGlobe.jar   com.physics.astronomy.gui.StarVisibilityLength
	*
	* java -Xms128m -Xmx512m  -classpath VirtualCelestialGlobe.jar   com.physics.astronomy.gui.Planetarium
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	* java -Xms128m -Xmx512m  -classpath VirtualCelestialGlobe.jar   com.physics.astronomy.gui.DayLightLength
	*
	* java -Xms128m -Xmx512m  -classpath VirtualCelestialGlobe.jar   com.physics.astronomy.gui.TimeConverter
	*
	* java -Xms128m -Xmx512m  -classpath VirtualCelestialGlobe.jar   com.physics.astronomy.gui.JulianTime
	*
	*
	MAIN COMMAND KEYS:
	
	-left arrow, right arrow: rotate globe around the z-axis of fi angle.
	
	-up arrow, down arrow: rotate globe around the x'-axis of teta angle.
	
	-page up, page down: rotate globe around the z''-axis of psi angle.
	
	-w,s,a,d move globe up, down, left and right
	
	-F1,F2 zoom-in and out
	
	Now you can save and load any globe configuration using the menu File->Load/Save format
	
	Star catalog data sources: Wikipedia, http://www.constellation-guide.com
	
	To save the globe as png image go to menu "Image"->"Save image"
	
	File /lib/earth_places.txt includes the coordinates 
	of 347 cities
	
	Original globe mesh (1) got 2 hemispheres of 9 parallels (plus pole), 24 meridians 
	and 300 pixels radius.
	
	
	*** WORLD GLOBE
	
	Total of 250 countries,239 capitals.
	
	Data source: Google Earth PRO
	
	-- Nation Detail keys:
	
	Move with arrow keys and mouse wheel
	F1,F2 Zoom in and out.
	
	Click with the mouse on a point to move it at the centre of the screen.
	
	*** PLANETARIUM:
	
	Keplerian elements and their rates, with respect to the mean ecliptic
	and equinox of JD2000, valid for the time-interval 1800 AD - 2050 AD
	Source: JPL Nasa
	
	F1,F2 zoom in and out
	
	Arrows keys to move around
	
	Planet colors:
	
	Mercury - blue
	Venus - Yellow
	Earth - green
	Mars - red
	Juppiter - Magenta
	Saturn - Cyan
	Neptune - Orange
	Uranus - Gray
	Pluto - Pink
Source: README.txt, updated 2024-12-27