Crate astro

Source

Modules§

aberr
Corrections for aberration
angle
Angles for astronomy
asteroid
Diameters of asteroids
atmos
Corrections for atmospheric refraction
binary_star
Binary stars
consts
Some physical constants
coords
Transform between coordinate systems
ecliptic
The Earth’s ecliptic
interpol
Interpolation of intermediate values of functions
lunar
The Earth’s moon
misc
Miscellaneous routines
nutation
Corrections for nutation
orbit
Elliptic, parabolic and near-parabolic orbits
parallax
Find topocentric coordinates
planet
8 Planets of the Solar System
pluto
The dwarf planet Pluto
precess
Corrections for precession
star
Stars
sun
The Sun
time
Time for astronomy
transit
Time of rise, transit and set for a celestial body
util
Some programming utilities

Macros§

Horner_eval
Evaluates a polynomial using Horner’s algorithm
apprnt_sidr
Computes apparent sidereal time for a Julian day
ecl_frm_eq
Computes ecliptic coordinates from equatorial coordinates
eq_frm_ecl
Computes equatorial coordinates from ecliptic coordinates
eq_frm_gal
Computes equatorial coordinates from galactic coordinates
gal_frm_eq
Computes galactic coordinates from equatorial coordinates
loc_hz_frm_eq
Computes local horizontal coordinates from equatorial coordinates