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Horizion Line Placement

 Is there a method to change the horizon line closer to the bottom of the screen and still keep it flat.  I'd like to see more sky above the horizon that looks more like what it actually is outside.  In other words, I like to see the horizon sit, by default or setting, at 10% above the bottom of the frame then its current ~35% of the screen view.

 

I've searched both the internet and this forum and haven't found any articles or posts about this subject.  Any help would be appreciated.

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    Bill Tschumy

    No, there is no way to do this.  

    The horizon curves because of the map projection we use to display the curved sky on a flat surface.  The projection we've chosen is the best at displaying the stars in their correct positions at wide (> 60º) angles.  If we chose a projection that kept the horizon as a straight line the star positions (and constellations) would be distorted.  We felt the sky was more important than the horizon.

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