EarthWatch (for Windows) displays a graphical world clock with dynamic map image of the world showing the day and night areas, a sundial, and an almanac information panel featuring sunrise/sunset times and much more -- all in real-time or time-lapse animation.
EarthWatch is informative, educational, and beautiful, and includes the following features:
Option to choose from two map types: political or natural.
Graphical presentation of the day and night areas of the earth.
Selection of any date from the year -4000 to + 4000.
Comparison of sunrise/sunset times with those of the previous day.
Display of the lat/long coordinates and names of major cities as you move the cursor over the map.
Sunrise and sunset times for the specified location and date.
Current northern and southern hemisphere seasons for the date selected.
Number of days until the beginning of the next season for the date selected.
Option to overlay on the map the world time zone boundaries and the local hour in each for the date/time selected.
Option to show the sun on the map where it is at the zenith.
Option to overlay the analemma (sun's apparent annual track) on the map image.
Option to show the moon on the map where it is at the zenith.
Age and phase of the moon for the date selected.
Option to overlay major lat/long, Arctic and Antarctic circle, and Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn lines on the map.
Option to highlight the locations of some 350 major cities on the map.
An "animation" option, displaying a "time-lapse" mode with pre-settable time step increments, ranging from any fraction of an hour to 100 years, either forward or backward in time.
Option to show a sundial with corrections for longitude, daylight savings time, and the equation of time.
An online help feature with index and hyperlinks.
Any EarthWatch setup may be saved in a configuration file and later restored by opening the file.
| Requirements: | Windows system 100 MHz or more. |
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