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Posting alerts for ham radio satellite activations
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Compasses shown mirrored #69

Closed phl0 closed 6 months ago

phl0 commented 7 months ago

Since a few days the compasses on pass predictions appear to be mirrored:

Screenshot from 2024-01-29 21-54-32

Feels a bit strange to have 90° azimuth to the left ... Can you pls explain or correct this?

magicbug commented 7 months ago

Can confirm seeing the same here

schrockwell commented 7 months ago

This is intentional, because the graph represents the sky, and when you look up at the sky, east and west are swapped. Star charts use this same configuration.

I'd argue that it is actually more correct than the "regular" display, even if it appears confusing at first. But I'm not steadfast on it quite yet.