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Offline Elembytes

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Why is my vantage Vue NOT showing solar eclipse today?
« on: August 21, 2017, 07:39:51 AM »
Does anyone know why my Vantage Vue Console is not saying SOLAR ECLIPSE today? It shows "new Moon"!  Very odd!  If there is an update wondering how I do that but found it interesting that it doesn't say anything for today.  Thanks! 

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Re: Why is my vantage Vue NOT showing solar eclipse today?
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2017, 08:39:39 AM »
My guess is that storing eclipse data based on location would require a lot of memory. Given the rarity of the event, it probably wasn't seen as a good use of engineering/programing resources and bill-of-materials cost for the memory needed to support the feature.

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Re: Why is my vantage Vue NOT showing solar eclipse today?
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2017, 10:33:42 AM »
Does anyone know why my Vantage Vue Console is not saying SOLAR ECLIPSE today?   

Are you in the path of Solar Eclipse totality today?

It shows "new Moon"!   

Exactly.  An eclipse can only occur during a "new Moon".
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Offline Elembytes

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Re: Why is my vantage Vue NOT showing solar eclipse today?
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2017, 10:11:17 PM »
My guess is that storing eclipse data based on location would require a lot of memory. Given the rarity of the event, it probably wasn't seen as a good use of engineering/programing resources and bill-of-materials cost for the memory needed to support the feature.

Greg H.

It has showed "Eclipse" or even lunar eclipse on the console before even when it hasn't been necessarily for my area. So thought this was "odd".

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Re: Why is my vantage Vue NOT showing solar eclipse today?
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2017, 10:12:08 PM »
Does anyone know why my Vantage Vue Console is not saying SOLAR ECLIPSE today?   

Are you in the path of Solar Eclipse totality today?


I was within like 99% totality! 
It shows "new Moon"!   

Exactly.  An eclipse can only occur during a "new Moon".

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Re: Why is my vantage Vue NOT showing solar eclipse today?
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2017, 10:19:37 PM »
It has showed "Eclipse" or even lunar eclipse on the console before even when it hasn't been necessarily for my area. So thought this was "odd".

Same version of firmware as before?  No changes to location settings?

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Re: Why is my vantage Vue NOT showing solar eclipse today?
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2017, 08:37:20 AM »
Well,

I suppose that I should have double checked the VUE console manual. I stand corrected. RTFM strikes again. :oops:

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Screens 17 and 18: Commentary and Key Beep
Commentary refers to the extra information and comments on current weather conditions,
such as lunar and solar eclipses, meteor showers and other information, that displays on the
console in the Weather Center.

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Amateur Radio Callsign: KE8DAF