[APBeta] Question about Fix Date setting

[Paul Rodman]

On Aug 19, 2009, at 5:36 PM, David Crum wrote:

> What is the Fix Date setting for?  I had thought it was used for the
> Search function, but that does not appear to be the case.

No. Fix Date just freezes the date/time to a particular value so that  
you can look at visibility, sky charts, etc.

> I am trying to make an observing session for Aug 22nd, I have the Fix
> Date set for 8-22 and the time is at 21:30 (roughly astronomical
> twilight), and my site defaults to Jacksonville (I have one for the
> WSP as well).
>
> Whenever I do a catalog search and I use the "limit to visibility"
> option, my site changes to my first one, Big Pine Key (WSP) and the
> date is the date that I am actually making out the plan (in this case
> 8-19).
>
> I would think that the search catalog would get part of it's
> information from the Fix Date setting if the Limit to Visibility is
> checked, rather then imputing it manually.

That's a good and fair assumption to make, and a trivial fix. I'll add  
it to the list.

Paul R.