Next: altaz - converts ra/dec Up: Software Previous: Examples Contents

Astronomical Programs

Subsections

altaz - converts ra/dec to altitude azimuth
- Usage
apparent - computes apparent celestial position
- Usage
asteroid - calculates minor planet positions
- Usage
- Options
bright - locates bright stars
- Usage
dist - calculates angular distances
- Usage
- Options
jd - prints out the current Julian date
- Usage
- Options
lst - prints out the local sidereal time
- Usage
- Options
moon - prints out the RA and Dec of the moon
- Usage
- Options
nomad - locates USNO NOMAD catalog stars
- Usage
precess - precesses RA and Dec to different epochs
- Usage
- Options
sun - prints out the RA and Dec of the Sun
- Usage
- Options
ut - prints out the current Universal time
- Usage
- Options
visible - sees if celestial object is within telescope limits
- Usage
- Options

Louis-Gregory Strolger 2012-01-09