Astronomer's Digital Clock


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ADC version 3.3.2 ( 95/98 / Windows Me / Win XP / Win 2000)
ADC3_3.zip updated 2003 02 12
(North America, UK, Morocco, Finland)

Suggested minimum system requirements: 
Windows 95/98 / Win Me / Win XP / Win 2000, 100 MHz Pentium processor, 32 MB RAM, VGA display


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Release Date Version File Size Changes Known Issues
September 05, 2002 ADC 1.0  
  • First release
 
September 11, 2002 ADC 1.1  
  • added Julian Date explanation
  • formatted Julian Date output
  • corrected UTC display after 24 hours - now shows 00:00 instead of 24:00
  • added a print option
 
September 13, 2002 ADC 1.5 1.36 MB
  • added leading zero to hour display in System Time window
  • added decimal format
  • corrected end of month change over problem
 
September 15, 2002 ADC 2.0 1.37 MB
  • corrected for leap year
  • added Greenwich Sidereal Time
  • added Local Sidereal Time
  • added input for user's longitude
  • changed clock face appearance
  • UTC is for Eastern time zone only - need to allow for all time zones.
  • Daylight savings calculation is based on the month. Not specific to the exact day that daylight savings changes.
  • Longitude input allows any type of input - need to restrict input to 6 characters only formatted as $0##.00
  • LST display shows 0-5:00:00 after midnight
  • GST is 4 minutes slow after UTC 00:00:00
September 20, 2002 ADC 2.1 1.89 MB
  • added UTC item to Info menu
  • added GST and LST to info.
  • consolidated info menu items to "About Time"
  • corrected LST display for error after 00:00:00 GST problem
  • corrected GST 4 minute slow problem
  • Daylight Savings is now correct to the nearest day in April and October
  • added a "Print Event" function
  • added Time Zone input
  • added "Cancel" button to input options of longitude and Time Zone
  • added an Alarm clock 
  • added a Stop Watch  
  • added a calendar 
  • Need to make Daylight Savings specific for the hour on April 6, and October 27
  • Need to improve info "print option"
October 3, 2002 ADC 3.0 1.99 MB
  • Added a status bar with displays for Time Zone, DST, Alarm Clock, Stop Watch and printing
  • Added input validation for Longitude and Time Zone.
  • Added Day of the year counter to status bar
  • Added a color option to preferences
  • Corrected Day Light Saving calculation to be day and time specific.
  • improved alarm clock controls
  • Added an 'Observing Session' elapsed time calculator.
  • Added Accessories: clipboard viewer, Notepad
  • Added a LST Alarm Clock and a UTC Alarm Clock
  • Want to include a .jpg of World Time Zones
  • Want world time zone calculations not just the current 6 US specific time zones.

 

 
October 12, 2002 ADC 3.2.a 2.18 MB
  • Added UK Time Zone logic
  • Added AEST time zone logic
  • Added a World Time Zone Map
  • Corrected Atlantic Time Zone for no DST
  • Improved Input for Time Zone
  • Improved Input for Longitude
  • request for an option to record the time to a file rather than printing it out
  • request for the use of a pickle switch to mark key event times
October 15, 2002 ADC 3.2.b 2.18 MB
  • Added support for Morocco and Finland
 
October 19, 2002
October 21, 2002
Re-released corrected version 3.3
ADC 3.3 2.30 MB
  • Added EventLog
  • Print to file
  • Corrected file handling routine error 
  • October 21, 2002 - uploaded new ADCv3_3 file
  • Found an error in the file handling routine and corrected it!
October 25, 2002    
  • Added link to web page
  • Found DOY not working for the months of January and February.
  • AEST calculations are wrong
January 26, 2003 ADC 3.3.2 2.78 MB
  • Corrected DOY calculations
  • Zip file named: ADC3_3.zip
  • In Windows XP - selecting the calculator or Word causes a runtime error.
February 06, 2003 ADC3_3 2.78 MB
  • Updated file - MSCOMCT2.ocx
  • Corrected Win XP runtime error
 

updated 2003 05 06 19:59  UTC