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Astronomy on the Personal Computer provides the reader with a thorough introduction to the computation of celestial mechanics, which is of particular significance to astronomical observation.
Covering everything from astronomical and computational theory to the construction of rapid and accurate applications programs, this book supplies the necessary knowledge and software solutions for determining and predicting the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, minor planets and comets, solar eclipses, stellar occultations by the Moon, phases of the Moon and much more.
This completely revised edition makes use of the widely implemented programming language C++, and individual applications may be efficiently realized through the use of a powerful module library.
The accompanying CD-ROM contains, in addition to the complete, fully documented and commented source codes, the executable programs for use with the Windows 95/98/NT and Linux operating systems.
Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Some Examples
- 1.2 Astronomy and Computing
- 1.3 Programming Languages and Techniques
- 2 Coordinate Systems
- 2.1 Making a Start
- 2.2 Calendar and Julian Dates
- 2.3 Ecliptic and Equatorial Coordinates
- 2.4 Precession
- 2.5 Geocentric Coordinates and the Orbit of the Sun
- 2.6 The COCO Program
- 3 Calculation of Rising and Setting Times
- 3.1 The Observer's Horizon System
- 3.2 Sun and M oon
- 3.3 Sidereal Time and Hour Angle
- 3.4 Universal Time and Ephemeris Time
- 3.5 Parallax and Refraction
- 3.6 Rising and Setting Times
- 3.7 Quadratic Interpolation
- 3.8 The SUNSET Program
- 3.9 The PLANRISE Program
- 4 Cometary Orbits
- 4.1 Form and Orientation of the Orbit
- 4.2 Position in the Orbit
- 4.3 Mathematical Treatment of Kepler's Equation
- 4.4 Near-Parabolic Orbits
- 4.5 Gaussian Vectors
- 4.6 Light-Time
- 4.7 The COMET Program
- 5 Special Perturbations
- 5.1 Equation of Motion
- 5.2 Planetary Coordinates
- 5.3 Numerical Integration
- 5.4 Osculating Elements
- 5.5 The NUMINT Program
- 5.6 The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- 6 Planetary Orbits
- 6.1 Series Expansion of the Kepler Problem
- 6.2 Perturbation Terms
- 6.3 Numerical Treatment of the Series Expansions
- 6.4 Apparent and Astrometric Coordinates
- 6.4.1 Aberration and Light-Time
- 6.4.2 Nutation
- 6.5 The PLANPOS Program
- 7 Physical Ephemerides of the Planets
- 7.1 Rotation
- 7.1.1 The Position Angle of the Axis
- 7.1.2 Planetographic Coordinates
- 7.2 Illumination Conditions
- 7.2.1 Phase and Elongation
- 7.2.2 The Position Angle of the Sun
- 7.2.3 Apparent Magnitude
- 7.2.4 Apparent Diameter
- 7.3 The PHYS Program
- 8 The Orbit of the Moon
- 8.1 General Description of the Lunar Orbit
- 8.2 Brown's Lunar Theory
- 8.3 The Chebyshev Approximation
- 8.4 The LUNA Program
- 9 Solar Eclipses
- 9.1 Phases of the Moon and Eclipses
- 9.2 Geometry of an Eclipse
- 9.3 Geographic Coordinates and the Flattening of the Earth
- 9.4 Duration of an Eclipse
- 9.5 Solar and Lunar Coordinates
- 9.6 The ECLIPSE Program
- 9.7 Local Circumstances
- 9.8 The ECLTIMER Program
- 10 Stellar Occultations
- 10.1 Apparent Positions
- 10.2 Geocentric Conjunction
- 10.3 The Fundamental Plane
- 10.4 Disappearance and Reappearance
- 10.5 The OCCULT Program
- 10.6 Estimation of DeltaT =ET-UT from Observations
- 11 Orbit Determination
- 11.1 Determining an Orbit from Two Position Vectors
- 11.1.1 The Sector-Triangle Ratio
- 11.1.2 Orbital Elements
- 11.2 The Shortened Gauss Method
- 11.2.1 The Geometry of Geocentric Observations
- 11.2.2 Successive Improvement of the Sector-Triangle Ratios
- 11.2.3 Multiple Solutions
- 11.3 The Comprehensive Gaussian Method
- 11.3.1 The Gauss-Lagrangian Equation
- 11.3.2 Improved Iteration of the Triangle-Area Ratios
- 11.3.3 Light-Time
- 11.4 The GAUSS Program
- 12 Astrometry
- 12.1 Photographic Imaging
- 12.2 Plate Constants
- 12.3 Least Squares Adjustment
- 12.4 The FOTO Program
- 12.5 The Position and Proper Motion Catalogue
- Appendix
- A.1 The Accompanying CD-ROM
- A.1.2 System Requirements
- A.1.3 Executing the Programs
- A.2 Compiling and Linking the Programs
- A.2.1 General Advice on Computer-Specific Modifications
- A.2.2 Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows 95/98/NT
- A.2.3 GNU C++ for Linux
- A.3 List of the Library Functions
- Symbols
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
Readership:
Students, amateur astronomers
| Mindest-Konfigurationsvoraussetzungen |
| Betriebssystem |
SuSe Linux 7.2 |
Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows |
| CPU-Typ, Geschwindigkeit |
Pentium 133 MHz |
Pentium 133 MHz |
| Arbeitsspeicher |
32 MB |
32 MB |
| Benötigter Festplattenspeicher |
150 MB |
150 MB |
| Sonstiges |
Optional: GNU C++ 2.95 |
Optional: Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 |
Springer Berlin, 2004, 310 S.
64,15 Euro
Hardcover, w. 46 figs., with CD-ROM
ISBN: 978-3-540-67221-0
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