ACS Atlas Information
What it is:
The ACS Atlas is an enormous database of latitude, longitude and time change information for over 260,000 unique locations worldwide and is continuously updated as political circumstances force changes in time keeping and zone information. One of the leading causes of mistakes in birth chart setup is guessing inaccurately the time correction based upon time zone and daylight savings time. In both Delphic Oracle and Timaeus, there is the capability to look up time zones, latitudes and longitudes based upon a time and place input through the ACS Atlas. If you calculate a lot of birth charts, it is highly recommended that you obtain this database.
How to obtain a license:
First, if you have Solar Fire, Matrix Winstar, or Cosmic Pattern's Kepler or Sirius, you may already have the stand alone version of the ACS Atlas and not know it. Some versions of these products included the stand alone version that is on one of their CD's. Just install the stand alone version of the ACS Atlas from that CD and you will be all set.
If you need to buy the stand alone version of the ACS Atlas, contact Astrolabe and tell them you have a copy of Timaeus or Delphic Oracle. Gary Christian from Astrolabe has notified me that users of Delphic Oracle and Timaeus can get the Atlas at a discount (which is $45.00, saving you $44 from the $99.00 standard price).
ACS Atlas Updates:
There is a section on Astrolabe's website to keep your Atlas time change information accurate. You need to get the update for the stand alone version as Solar Fire has the ACS Atlas bundled with the program and findcity.dll will not be able to locate an Atlas that is included with another program.
