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Locations Editor

The Locations Editor is a dialog window that maintains the list of locations available throughout Aquila. Every event-generator study requires a location, even when calculations are geocentric or heliocentric, because event date and time are reported in the location's local time using a professional-grade global time zone atlas.

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Open the Locations Editor

To open the Locations Editor:

  1. Click Edit on the menu bar.
  2. Click Locations in the Edit menu.

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The editor opens centered over the main window with the existing locations listed in the table.

Locations Table Columns

The Locations table contains four columns. Each row represents one saved location.

ColumnDescription
NameDisplay name of the saved location (e.g., "New York City").
LatitudeGeographic latitude in decimal degrees (positive north, negative south).
LongitudeGeographic longitude in decimal degrees (positive east, negative west).
Height (feet)Elevation above sea level in feet.

Edit a Location

To modify a value in any column of an existing location:

  1. Click the cell to focus it.
  2. Click again to enter edit mode and type the new value.
  3. Press Tab or Enter to commit the value.

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The editor is marked dirty until the changes are saved (see Save Locations).

Manage Locations

The editor exposes three management commands:

Close the Locations Editor

To dismiss the Locations Editor:

  • Click the Close button.

If unsaved changes exist, save them first using the Save Locations command.