/* Length of the Day Application README
 * 
 * Developed by Cristina Vinas Vinuales - Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI) - Zaragoza
 * for Science on Stage on January 2012
 * 
 */

LengthOfDay Application README
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To execute the application you will only need the jar file: 'LengthOfDay.jar'.
If you also have the folder 'images' in the same path containing the 'background.png' file you will be able to see this image as background of the horizon line.
If you don't have this image don't worry, the program will work also.

This program does not need any extra .dll or file.

There is also a folder called 'java source code' where you can find the source code of the application. Feel free to modify whatever you want, but don't expect it works as the original (remember that this changes does not affect to the .jar directly, you will need to create a new one).

Once executed the application shows two panels. 
The panel on the left side is to introduce the day, month, year and latitud, longitud of the place to calculate.
Pressing the 'Calculate' button the application will show the values corresponding to the time of sunshine, sunset and the length of the day.
Pressing on 'Clear Values' you will reset all the input values.
The panel on the right shows the heigth the Sun will reach the day calculated (in degrees above the horizon). The graph accept as much as 10 plots at the same time, so pressing the button on the left panel called 'Clear Sun Paths' the graph will be cleaned and you can see new plots.


NOTE:
The Application have been developed using Java 1.6 version, it is tested on computers with 1.7 and it works. Not sure about older versions.

