# Center image on north, and show 90 degrees of arc
# The image MUST be rotated 180 degrees
set grad_per_cm 6.67
# right ascension is equal to sidereal time of showing
set center_rectascension 20.9
# declination is latitude + 45 if latitude is < 45
# otherwise, it is 135 - latitude and RA is sidereal_time +/- 12
# and the image must NOT be rotated 180 degrees
set center_declination 87.73

switch pdf_output on

# Remove all labels, because they will be upside down when the image is flipped
#switch labels off

# Switch to black and white
switch colored_stars off
color stars 0 0 0
color nebulae 0 0 0
color background 1 1 1
color grid 0.5 0.5 0.5
color ecliptic 0.3 0.3 0.3
color labels 0 0 0
color boundaries 0.8 0.8 0.8
color constellation_lines 0.5 0.5 0.5
color highlighted_boundaries 0.8 0.8 0.8

#line_width highlighted_boundaries 0.035

filename latex_preamble northpreamble.tex
filename output north.tex

objects_and_labels

text "Polaris" at 15 90 color 0.0 0.0 0.0 towards W ;
#text "Thuban" at 14 64.333 color 0.0 0.0 0.0 towards W ;
text "Mizar and Alcor" at 13.4 54.5 color 0.0 0.0 0.0 towards W ;
text "Deneb" at 20.667 46 color 0.0 0.0 0.0 towards W ;
text "Vega" at 18.55 39.5 color 0.0 0.0 0.0 towards W ;
text "Capella" at 6 54 color 0.0 0.0 0.0 towards W ;
text "Eta Cassiopeiae" at 0.75 57.75 color 0.0 0.0 0.0 towards W ;
text "Dubhe" at 11.1 61 color 0.0 0.0 0.0 towards W ;
text "Merak" at 11.05 55.5 color 0.0 0.0 0.0 towards W ;