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3.2.4
Simulation Settings
Click the 
button at the bottom right to open the operations panel. This will appear
on the right side of the screen. Next click the "Simulation Settings"
tab on the left side of this panel to display the "Simulation Settings"
panel. The simulation mode allows you to set the celestial body to be
observed, select your observation point, select whether to launch or land,
set the time, adjust the time speed, and activate various display functions.
<Simulation Settings Panel>
+ Simulation Mode: The following ten modes
are available.
Solar System/Eclipse/Mars System/Jupiter System/Saturn System/Uranus System/Neptune
System/Pluto System/Asteroids/Comets
+ Planet: Select the celestial body you want to observe. If the viewpoint is in space, the celestial body selected becomes the center of the display. If the viewpoint is from the ground, the viewpoint default is from the surface of the celestial body looking South.
+ Observation Point Settings: A red observation
point marker is displayed at the observation point currently selected
on the map. You can click and select any location. Selecting a location
also updates the latitude and longitude display as well as the simulator
screen.
The list below shows pre-selected observation points. Click the desired
observation point to select it.
+ LAUNCH/LANDING: Press these buttons to launch from or land at the selected observation point.
+ Observation Point: Shows the selected observation point. You can change the observation point by manually entering it or add new observation points.
+ Latitude/Longitude: Click the buttons to change the values.
+ Year/Month/Day/Hours/Min/Sec: Click the buttons to change or enter the values.
+ Unit: Set the unit to forward and reverse time.
+ Slider function: Adjust the time speed using the slider. The default is the stop position. Dragging the slider knob to the right advances the simulation forward in the time. Dragging it to the left sends the simulation backwards in the time. Time will advance until the slider is returned to the STOP position.
+ Hide/show buttons: These buttons hide/show the corresponding items on the simulator screen."UMBRA" and "PENUMBRA" are effective only in the "Eclipse" and "Comets" modes.