zodiacal starlore

[axd1967]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I often want to know what the sign is of the selected date.

Describe the solution you'd like A starlore that shows the abstract signs in a band along the ecliptic.

The band would

• start from the vernal equinox
• extend 23.43 (declination of tropics) north and south of the ecliptic.
• It would be divided in 12 squares of 360/12 wide by 2 x 23.43 high
• and would contain white (or some other colour) symbols in a transparent box.

It would also help in better recognising the astronomical symbols of the zodiacal constellations.

I think that this could be a good starter issue for someone who wants to create starlores.

(As a side issue, there exist official astronomical unicode symbols for events such as conjuntion ☌ , opposition ☍, lunar nodes ☊ ☋, planets ☉ ☿♁♂♃♄♅♆ : some of these could be very useful in the Astro calc module; tooltips could then show the normal textual meaning, and pixel space could be won)

Describe alternatives you've considered A separate calendar, such as http://robinfo.oma.be/nl/efemeriden/jaar-2021/

Additional context

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_symbols https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrological_symbols#Signs_of_the_zodiac

And no: I don't believe in astrology - just to make things clear.

[axd1967]

about the height: the proposed value is just a way to provide nearly-square cells.

an option could be provided to select the width from

• zodiac of the Moon (± 5 deg)
• zodiac of the comets
• zodiac of the planets (±8 deg)

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac#Usage)

[axd1967]

@alex-w @gzotti can we please stop this game? I'm only suggesting ideas, knowing that maybe these will help someone that is willing to implement them. it's not because I suggest ideas, that I'm obliged to implement them, wouldn't you agree?

[alex-w]

No, I disagree! If you proposed a strange or minuscule ideas, which is critical for you then you should implement it.

[gzotti]

A zodiacal SC of this appearance is quite far down the list for the core team. For my own ideas around this, I don't need the issue opened. I have not seen much activity around other people solving the issues you report either. If you need it before 2024 (or so), DIY is the fastest solution. An assignment does not stop others from doing it.

[Atque]

An assignment does not stop others from doing it.

I think most people would think "aha, the feature is about to be implemented, I better wait" if they see someone assigned to the feature request/bug report.

[alex-w]

This is a good task for the community to participate in the contribution into Stellarium. Who wants to help us?