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Ephemeris Table

The ephemeris table displays generated ephemeris records in a tabular format. The first column is always Date Time, which stays pinned to the first position and cannot move. Ephy dynamically generates subsequent columns based on the selected bodies and metrics.

Ephemeris table showing generated records with Date Time and body metric columns

Toggling Column Visibility

You can show or hide columns in the ephemeris table using the column header context menu.

To toggle column visibility:

  1. Right-click any column header in the ephemeris table.
  2. Click the checkbox next to a column name to show or hide it.

Ephemeris table with column header context menu showing column visibility checkboxes

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You can also control column visibility by selecting or deselecting metrics in the Metrics list. Both methods achieve the same result.

Selecting Rows

The ephemeris table supports extended selection mode for selecting multiple rows:

  • Click a row to select it.
  • Shift+Click to select a range of rows.
  • Ctrl+Click to add or remove individual rows from the selection.

Copying Record Data

You can copy selected record data to the clipboard in various formats using the context menu.

To copy record data:

  1. Select one or more rows in the ephemeris table.
  2. Right-click to open the context menu.
  3. Click one of the copy format options.

Ephemeris table with right-click context menu showing copy options

Copy FormatDescription
DateCopies the date portion of the selected records
Date and TimeCopies the full date and time of the selected records
As MarkdownCopies the selected records formatted as a Markdown table
As Tab-DelimitedCopies the selected records in tab-delimited format, suitable for pasting into spreadsheets
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Copy operations include only visible columns and exclude hidden columns.