alex
this would be nice for comets; if I understand well, Stellarium already has a drawing model for those. so one would see the orientation of a comet along the predicted...
> Far from trivial. A general comet icon could be drawn rotated with a tail pointing away from the sun. But the appearance of the tail model cannot be queried....
> Alright. Looks like the next comet with obviously false MPC data. Please edit its elements and reduce absolute magnitude by ~20 or 23 magnitudes... Or did I miss something...
> What do you think about the comet marker with a tail always pointing away from the sun? How much more complicated would that be to implement, compared to a...
As a **workaround**, one could use the angle measurement tool in combination with ecliptic and/or moon orbit display (even if it cannot be attached to the Moon) ? 
If you can build Stellarium, there are build directives and [flags](https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/blob/master/BUILDING.md#supported-cmake-parameters) to reduce what is actually being built, what modules may be left out etc. An interesting question in this...
if power is an issue, you can also reduce the frame rate to e.g. 10 fps https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/blob/1e617e49918ab2e5e5fad318dd1ab4024eb1e41c/plugins/Vts/data/config.ini#L385
Nice! Just some random thougts: - if there is no Internet connection, consider disabling updates of satellites - maybe the Quit button should be hidden to avoid Stellarium shutting down...
> NB: The azimuth API is as it is by design (efficiency), not by flaw (omission of user commodity). We will not change it even if axd1967 complains. As long...
> 6. And yes I like to see satellites on a boat. Weather satellites, etc. for HAM, SSB, and Iridium, ans StarLink, GNSS @mgrouch out of curiosity, I see your...