Hello,
The moon that orbits our planet is not a planet yet options related to the planets, such as show or hide, affects the moon as well. Suggestion here is to add a choice of showing or hiding our moon and separating that activity from showing or hiding planets.
Thanks
The moons and planets are considered in the same category for things under the "Planet & Moon Display" section. Probably the option should be called "Show Planets & Moons". I don't think we will make the interface more complex by having separate options for showing moons and planets. I just don't think most people will care and generally you want to turn them on and off together.
I can't disagree with you. I am learning enormously from this software and while I do realize there are other moons in the solar system I find our moon to be a very prominent feature of my astronomy endeavor which is astro-imaging. I need the moon turned on, with its phases so that I can figure out when the best time is to be out there. And as I simulate events, there are these other planets that are also very bright that cross the screen. Since I have the display names turned off I sometimes mistake them with bright stars.
Thanks for having considered.
Another option is download one of the dedicated Moon apps such as Moon Calendar or Moon. You can quickly discover the Moon phases, see them on a weekly or monthly calendar (depends upon app). I'm assuming that you're wanting to avoid the Moon, not photograph it!
Another app, Moon Globe, will show you a host of features on the Moon itself. As will Sky Safari, but every app has its niche!