The 'visibility indicator' can be used in geocentric ephemerides. (It…

… will show the 'visibility' for an optimal place at that time.)
Bill-Gray · May 2, 2023 · 8f77bb2 · 8f77bb2
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diff --git a/ephem0.cpp b/ephem0.cpp
@@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@ static int _ephemeris_in_a_file( const char *filename, const double *orbit,
    if( (!cinfo->rho_cos_phi && !cinfo->rho_sin_phi && !use_observation_times && !show_geo_quantities
                && !*group_data
                && memcmp( note_text, "(Opt)", 5)) || ephem_type != OPTION_OBSERVABLES)
-      options &= ~(OPTION_ALT_AZ_OUTPUT | OPTION_VISIBILITY | OPTION_MOON_ALT
+      options &= ~(OPTION_ALT_AZ_OUTPUT | OPTION_MOON_ALT
                      | OPTION_MOON_AZ | OPTION_SUN_ALT | OPTION_SUN_AZ
                      | OPTION_SNR | OPTION_EXPOSURE_TIME
                      | OPTION_SKY_BRIGHTNESS | OPTION_SUPPRESS_UNOBSERVABLE);

diff --git a/findorb.cpp b/findorb.cpp
@@ -956,13 +956,11 @@ static void create_ephemeris( const double *orbit, const double epoch_jd,
                   (ephemeris_output_options & OPTION_RADIAL_VEL_OUTPUT) ? '*' : ' ');
          snprintf_append( buff, sizeof( buff), "P [%c] Phase angle\n",
                   (ephemeris_output_options & OPTION_PHASE_ANGLE_OUTPUT) ? '*' : ' ');
+         snprintf_append( buff, sizeof( buff), "V [%c] Visibility indicator\n",
+               (ephemeris_output_options & OPTION_VISIBILITY) ? '*' : ' ');
          if( is_topocentric)
-            {
-            snprintf_append( buff, sizeof( buff), "V [%c] Visibility indicator\n",
-                  (ephemeris_output_options & OPTION_VISIBILITY) ? '*' : ' ');
             snprintf_append( buff, sizeof( buff), "U [%c] Suppress unobservables\n",
                   (ephemeris_output_options & OPTION_SUPPRESS_UNOBSERVABLE) ? '*' : ' ');
-            }
          snprintf_append( buff, sizeof( buff), "F Suppress when fainter than mag: %.1f\n",
                   ephemeris_mag_limit);
          snprintf_append( buff, sizeof( buff), "D [%c] Positional sigmas\n",