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C/2023 A3: in SkySafari 7 Pro Ver 7.4.1.8: the direction of the tail of Comet C/2023 A3 shows very different directions for the same time

Roland Stalder

October 03, 2024 17:30

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C/2023 A3: in SkySafari 7 Pro Ver 7.4.1.8: the direction of the tail of Comet C/2023 A3 shows very different directions for the same time, depending on the chosen field of view.

See the two attached screenshots for clarity. Obviously a bug.

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  Roland Roberts October 05, 2024 16:03

  I just noticed this and was looking to see if there was a fix or setting I was missing. Sure looks like a bug to me as I don't recall seeing that in previous versions.

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  Phil Harman October 13, 2024 03:31

  Same on iOS

  

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  Dean October 14, 2024 03:18

  This issue was reported back in August 2019 in conjunction with an abnormal brightening of comet tails.
  The forum post can be found here:

  https://support.simulationcurriculum.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360034717614-Why-Is-SS6-Plus-Suddenly-Displaying-Strange-Flares-From-The-Sun-Answer-This-Is-Not-The-Sun-These-Are-Comets-Read-On#

  I even provided an animated GIF demonstrating the problem. Unfortunately the website where I posted it is no longer up.
  I created a new screen capture of this issue and posted it to YouTube at the following link, in case the developers want to have another look:

  https://youtu.be/nv7rIAGYcrI