diff --git a/EinsteinS5R3Adapter.cpp b/EinsteinS5R3Adapter.cpp
index 5df4e36bfeb31c2722bb4419591a9725f235e206..03a2baddaa0981042f27ac44bf2c62e89952ff45 100644
--- a/EinsteinS5R3Adapter.cpp
+++ b/EinsteinS5R3Adapter.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ void EinsteinS5R3Adapter::parseApplicationInformation()
 		{		 
 			cerr << "Incompatible shared memory data encountered!" << endl;
 		}
+		else {
+			// convert radians to degrees
+			m_WUSkyPosRightAscension *= 180/PI;
+			m_WUSkyPosDeclination *= 180/PI;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/EinsteinS5R3Adapter.h b/EinsteinS5R3Adapter.h
index 0b838649afad88cf8b4fa272dd51740f9128049f..8f5d9a72ee80134aebcb24252e592bb8ad939f3d 100644
--- a/EinsteinS5R3Adapter.h
+++ b/EinsteinS5R3Adapter.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
+#define PI 3.14159265
+
 /**
  * \brief Adapter class which facilitates communications with the \b Einstein\@Home S5R3 application
  * 
@@ -42,14 +44,14 @@ public:
     /**
 	 * \brief Retrieves the right ascension of the currently searched sky position
 	 * 
-	 * \return The right ascension (in radians)
+	 * \return The right ascension (in degrees)
 	 */
     double wuSkyPosRightAscension() const;
     
     /**
 	 * \brief Retrieves the declination of the currently searched sky position
 	 * 
-	 * \return The right ascension (in radians)
+	 * \return The right ascension (in degrees)
 	 */
     double wuSkyPosDeclination() const;
     
@@ -83,10 +85,10 @@ private:
 	/// Pointer to the (parent) BOINC client adapter
 	BOINCClientAdapter *boincClient;
 	
-	/// Right ascension of the currently searched sky position
+	/// Right ascension of the currently searched sky position (in degrees)
 	double m_WUSkyPosRightAscension;
 	
-	/// Declination of the currently searched sky position
+	/// Declination of the currently searched sky position (in degrees)
 	double m_WUSkyPosDeclination;
 	
 	/// The completion fraction of the active work unit
diff --git a/Starsphere.cpp b/Starsphere.cpp
index 52745c1f39f29916f51d6c94dfa39bc8e89128dc..18a1e92324925cd8742e7341e2f13abf75096e84 100644
--- a/Starsphere.cpp
+++ b/Starsphere.cpp
@@ -474,13 +474,13 @@ void Starsphere::make_search_marker(GLfloat RAdeg, GLfloat DEdeg, GLfloat size)
 		glPopMatrix();
 		
 		// searchlight line out to marker (OFF!)
-		if (false) {
+		if(false) {
 			glBegin(GL_LINES);
 				sphVertex3D(RAdeg, DEdeg, 0.50*sphRadius);
 				sphVertex3D(RAdeg, DEdeg, 0.95*sphRadius);
 			glEnd();
 		}
-	
+
 	glEndList();
 }
 
diff --git a/StarsphereS5R3.cpp b/StarsphereS5R3.cpp
index b84d9fc540a3deb1facc9d1ccc9067164882a8d4..7203f2b8cda6050ebd0b6140f7f852dcd60c68e9 100644
--- a/StarsphereS5R3.cpp
+++ b/StarsphereS5R3.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void StarsphereS5R3::refreshBOINCInformation()
 		// we've got a new position, update search marker and HUD
 		m_CurrentRightAscension = m_EinsteinAdapter.wuSkyPosRightAscension();
 		m_RefreshSearchMarker = true;
-		buffer << "Ascension: " << fixed << m_CurrentRightAscension * 360/PI2 << " deg" << ends;
+		buffer << "Ascension: " << fixed << m_CurrentRightAscension << " deg" << ends;
 		m_WUSkyPosRightAscension = buffer.str();
 		buffer.str("");
 	}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void StarsphereS5R3::refreshBOINCInformation()
 		// we've got a new position, update search marker and HUD
 		m_CurrentDeclination = m_EinsteinAdapter.wuSkyPosDeclination();
 		m_RefreshSearchMarker = true;
-		buffer << "Declination: " << fixed << m_CurrentDeclination * 360/PI2 << " deg" << ends;
+		buffer << "Declination: " << fixed << m_CurrentDeclination << " deg" << ends;
 		m_WUSkyPosDeclination = buffer.str();
 		buffer.str("");
 	}
diff --git a/StarsphereS5R3.h b/StarsphereS5R3.h
index d10388c3f1bde1831caa5c99bc0a1f6568b72b8d..80fa9952f17cad35049312e54eb3a51d9cec2bc3 100644
--- a/StarsphereS5R3.h
+++ b/StarsphereS5R3.h
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ private:
 	/// Specialized BOINC client adapter instance for information retrieval
 	EinsteinS5R3Adapter m_EinsteinAdapter;
 	
-	/// Local copy of the current WU's search parameter "Right-Ascension"
+	/// Local copy of the current WU's search parameter "Right-Ascension" (degrees)
 	string m_WUSkyPosRightAscension;
 	
-	/// Local copy of the current WU's search parameter "Declination"
+	/// Local copy of the current WU's search parameter "Declination" (degrees)
 	string m_WUSkyPosDeclination;
 	
 	/// Local copy of the current WU's search parameter "Percent done"