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FINDING ECLIPSES WITH SOLAR FIRE v9
Solar Fire offers several different methods to search for Solar
and Lunar
Eclipses, so you can choose the output that suits your
needs.
CALCULATING SEVERAL ECLIPSES If you would like to have Solar
Fire calculate the charts for all of the Eclipses
in a particular time period, choose this method:
1. Either click Chart at the top left of Solar Fire, and then
click Lunar
Phase, OR, press your F11 key (or Function F11 key, on some
computers.) This will open up the Lunar Phases and Eclipses
screen.
2. In the date area, enter the date you want to center your
eclipse search
on. For example, if you wanted eclipses to range from 2013-2015,
put
a date in the middle, in this case, a date in 2014. (Click the
Now button
if you want the current moment to be the center point.) Enter
the
location for the eclipses, if it is different from the one that
shows up on
the screen.
3. Set the number of Eclipses you want to show in your list.
Keep in mind
that in any year there can be as few as 4, or as many as 7
eclipses, so
if you are not sure how many in the period you are calculating,
assume
7 per year.
4. If you have entered a different location for the eclipses
than is showing
in the Base Chart box at the top left of the window, make sure
you
change the Location option by ticking the Relocated option.
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5. Now click on Eclipses (List) from the Chart Type to Generate
box.
6. Now click the Apply button (if you want to generate more than
one list)
or the OK button (if you are only generating one list), and you
will see
the Chart Selection screen with all of the eclipses in it.
7. Hold the CTRL key down, and mouse over all of the eclipses in
the list
that you want to run charts for, and press OK, and Solar Fire
will
calculate all of those Eclipse charts for you.
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DETAILED ECLIPSE ANALYSIS If you would like to have Solar Fire
search for all of the Eclipses in a particular
time period, and give you a detailed analysis of each one,
choose this
method:
1. Click Dynamic at the top of Solar Fire, and then click
Eclipse Search.
This will open up the search window.
2. Under Eclipse Types, make sure the boxes are ticked to define
the
types of Eclipses you want to search for.
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3. Refine the search further under Eclipse Aspects if
desired.
4. Put in your Search Date Range.
5. Change the Sort By option if you prefer, and choose if you
want to see
glyphs, colors or bold text in your list.
6. Once you have all of your criteria set, click the Search
button, and you
will see a list of all of the eclipses within your chosen time
period, with
specific information on each one:
You have two options now.
If you highlight one of the eclipses, and click View Chart and a
chart will be calculated for that Eclipse.
If you click the Copy button, you get a very nice list of all of
the Eclipses, with their data, on your clipboard.which you can then
paste into Notepad, or an Email, or your favourite Document program
like Word.
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ECLIPSES IN DYNAMIC REPORT If you would like to run a list of
all of the Eclipses in a particular time period,
you can use this method. You can combine the results, if you
wish, with other
transits, or even progressions.
Click Dynamic at the top of Solar Fire, then click Transits
& Progressions, or
alternatively, hold the Shift key down and press F3.
Set the variables just like you would to generate any transits
or progressions,
and make sure the box next to Solar & Lunar Eclipses is
clicked. When
everything is set to your satisfaction, click the View
button.
You will get a list of the eclipses (and other transits if
chosen), and you will
have several options.
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1. Click on the Time Map button, and you will get a visual time
map of all
of your Eclipses
2. Click on any one of the Eclipses to highlight it, and then
click on View
Chart go calculate a chart for it.
3. Click the Copy button and you will put a list of all your
Eclipses on the
clipboard so you can paste them into Notepad, an Email, or
your
favourite document program like Word
4. Print will out a list of your Eclipses.
