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moonsun (version 0.1.3)

Basic astronomical calculations with R

Description

A collection of basic astronomical routines for R based on "Practical astronomy with your calculator" by Peter Duffet-Smith.

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install.packages('moonsun')

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Version

0.1.3

License

GPL-2

Maintainer

Lukasz Komsta

Last Published

December 30th, 2013

Functions in moonsun (0.1.3)

print.eqc

Format astronomical data for pretty printing
format.time

Format time-related data for pretty printing
moonsun-package

Basic astronomical routines with R
as.ecc

Convert between different coordinate systems
gmt

Create sequences of a time
rst

Rise, Transit and Set of specific coordinate points
format.jd

Format Julian Day Number for pretty printing
as.gmt

Converting between several time standards
planet

Compute coordinates of a planet in solar system.
ecc

Create objects containing coordinates
starcat

Data extracted from Yale bright star catalogue
angle

Angular distance between the places in the sky
track

Plot track of planets
moon

Equatorial Coordinates of Moon
format.dms

Format an angle for printing
sun

Equatorial coordinates for celectial objects (ephemerides)
jd

Julian Day Number
constel

Assign constellation abbreviations to equatorial coordinates
bright

Brighest stars coordinates
planets

Coordinates of all planets for given day
plot.apos

Coordinates plots