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use ld;
/// Light deflection by the Sun
///
/// Deflection of starlight by the Sun.
///
/// This function is part of the International Astronomical Union's
/// SOFA (Standards of Fundamental Astronomy) software collection.
///
/// Status: support function.
///
/// Given:
/// ```
/// p double[3] direction from observer to star (unit vector)
/// e double[3] direction from Sun to observer (unit vector)
/// em double distance from Sun to observer (au)
/// ```
/// Returned:
/// ```
/// p1 double[3] observer to deflected star (unit vector)
/// ```
///
/// Notes:
///
/// 1) The source is presumed to be sufficiently distant that its
/// directions seen from the Sun and the observer are essentially
/// the same.
///
/// 2) The deflection is restrained when the angle between the star and
/// the center of the Sun is less than a threshold value, falling to
/// zero deflection for zero separation. The chosen threshold value
/// is within the solar limb for all solar-system applications, and
/// is about 5 arcminutes for the case of a terrestrial observer.
///
/// 3) The arguments p and p1 can be the same array.
///
/// Called:
/// ```
/// iauLd light deflection by a solar-system body
/// ```