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#: index.docbook:2
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msgid "Questions and Answers"
msgstr "Imibuzo Neempendulo"

#: index.docbook:11
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msgid "What is the &kstars; Icon?"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:14
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msgid ""
"The <guiicon>&kstars; Icon</guiicon> is a sextant, a handheld telescope "
"which was used by navigators on sailing ships back when the stars were "
"important for navigation. By carefully reckoning the positions of the stars, "
"the navigator could get an accurate estimate of the ship's current longitude "
"and latitude."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:25
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msgid "What do the different symbols for Deep-sky objects mean?"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:28
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msgid "The symbol indicates the object type:"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:28
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msgid "dotted circle: Open Cluster"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:28
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msgid "cross-in-circle: Globular Cluster"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:28
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msgid "Box: Gaseous Nebula"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:28
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msgid "Diamond: Supernova Remnant"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:28
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msgid "Circle with outer lines: Planetary Nebula"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:28
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msgid "ellipse: Galaxy"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:44
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msgid "What do the different colors of Deep-sky objects mean?"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:47
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msgid ""
"Mostly, the different colors indicate which catalog the object belongs with "
"(Messier, NGC or IC). However, some objects have a different color (the "
"default is red). This indicates that there are extra images available in the "
"<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click popup menu."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:58
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msgid ""
"Why are there so many more U.S. cities than in other countries? Is it a "
"conspiracy?"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:64
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msgid ""
"It may be a conspiracy, but &kstars; is not involved! We were unable to find "
"a single longitude/latitude database that covers the globe equitably. We are "
"currently working on adding many more non-U.S. cities to the database. We "
"have already received city lists from users in Norway, Italy and Korea. If "
"you can contribute to this effort, please let us know."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:76
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msgid "Why can't I display the ground when using Equatorial Coordinates"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:79
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msgid ""
"The short answer is, this is a temporary limitation. There is a problem when "
"constructing the filled polygon that represents the ground when in "
"Equatorial mode. However, it doesn't make too much sense to draw the ground "
"in equatorial coordinates, which is why this fix has been given a low "
"priority."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:91
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msgid ""
"Why do the faint stars and non-Messier deep sky objects disappear when I am "
"scrolling the display?"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:97
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msgid ""
"When you update the display's central position, &kstars; must recompute the "
"pixel coordinates of every object in its database, which involves some "
"pretty heavy trigonometry. When scrolling the display (either with the arrow "
"keys or by dragging with the mouse), the display becomes slow and jerky, "
"because the computer is having trouble keeping up. By excluding many of the "
"objects, the computational load is greatly reduced, which allows for "
"smoother scrolling. You can turn off this feature in the View Options "
"window, or even customize which objects get hidden."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:113
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msgid ""
"I don't understand all the terms used in &kstars;. Where can I learn more "
"about the astronomy behind the program?"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:117
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msgid ""
"We have started the AstroInfo project to address this problem. AstroInfo is "
"the beginning of an interactive encyclopedia of astronomy for which &kstars; "
"will be the user interface and demo engine. Right now, it's just a "
"collection of Docbook pages on various astronomy-related topics, with a "
"particular focus on the terms that &kstars; uses. These articles are "
"presented elsewhere in this document. AstroInfo is supposed to be a "
"community effort, like GNUpedia or Everything2. If you'd like to contribute "
"to AstroInfo, please join our mailing list: "
"kstars-info@lists.sourceforge.net."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:133
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msgid "How accurate is &kstars;?"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:136
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msgid ""
"&kstars; is pretty accurate, but it is not (yet) as accurate as it can "
"possibly be. The problem with high-precision calculations is that you start "
"having to deal with a large number of complicating factors. If you aren't a "
"professional astronomer, you'll probably never have a problem with its "
"accuracy. There are two occasions where it may be noticeable: eclipses, and "
"rise/set times. As discussed below, the position of the Moon is extremely "
"hard to predict with high precision, so you probably cannot use &kstars; to "
"predict eclipses at this time."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:145
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msgid "Here is a list of some of the factors we have not yet corrected for:"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:145
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msgid ""
"The positions of the planets are not corrected for the <quote>Figure of the "
"Earth</quote>. The planets are shown as they would be seen from the center "
"of the Earth. Since the Earth is about 6000 km in radius, the direction to a "
"planet (and especially to the moon, which is very nearby) will be slightly "
"different from different places on Earth. We plan to make this correction in "
"a future version of &kstars;."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:145
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msgid ""
"Planet positions are only accurate for dates within 4000 years or so of the "
"current epoch. The planet positions are predicted using a Fourier-like "
"analysis of their orbits, as observed over the past few centuries. We "
"learned in school that planets follow simple elliptical orbits around the "
"Sun, but this isn't strictly true. It would be true only if there was only "
"one planet in the Solar system, and if the Sun and the planet were both "
"point masses. As it is, the planets are constantly tugging on each other, "
"perturbing the orbits slightly, and tidal effects also induce precessional "
"wobbling. In fact, recent analysis suggests that the planets' orbits may not "
"even be stable in the long term (i.e., millions or billions of years). As a "
"rule of thumb, you can expect the position of a planet to be accurate to a "
"few arcseconds (modulo figure-of-earth errors) between the dates -2000 and "
"6000."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:145
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msgid ""
"The moon and Pluto are exceptions to this. Pluto's position is perhaps 10 "
"times less accurate, although its position for dates near the present epoch "
"are good to an arcsecond. The moon's position is probably the least "
"accurate. This is because its motion is quite perturbed by the Earth, and "
"because it is so close, even minute effects that would be indetectable in "
"more distant bodies are easily apparent in the moon."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:145
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msgid ""
"The discussion of very remote dates is currently somewhat moot because the "
"QDate class we use for storing dates does not allow dates prior to October "
"1752 (when the currently-standard Gregorian calendar was adopted). However, "
"you can enter future dates up to around 8000 AD. We'd like to implement our "
"own date class that allows for more remote dates in the past."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:197
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msgid "Can I help contribute to future versions of &kstars;?"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:200
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msgid ""
"Yes, definitely! Introduce yourself on our mailing list: "
"<email>kstars-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</email>. If you want to help with "
"the coding, you may want to look over the <ulink "
"url=\"http://kstars.sourceforge.net/kstars-todo.html\">To-Do list</ulink>"
" on the webpage for some ideas of what's needed, and talk to current "
"developers about what we're working on."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:207
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msgid ""
"If you aren't into coding, we can still use your help with i18n, docs, "
"AstroInfo articles, bug reports, and feature requests."
msgstr ""
