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nice! I have needed this before. I think you're using the Meeus algorithm from Astronomical Algorithms? it's a classic, great choice
by jes5199 2y ago
nice! I have needed this before. I think you're using the Meeus algorithm from Astronomical Algorithms? it's a classic, great choice
- mannylopez 2y agoYes, pretty much every good library I came across referenced Meeus' Astronomical Algorithms [0] book and formulas. Those were a bit dense for me to fully parse, but Dr. Louis Strous` page [1] on finding the position of the moon helped simplify it for me (although that implementation is less accurate, I think). The algorithm in Moontool for Windows [2], which Tiny Moon is based off of, is based off of Meeus' algorithm. 0. https://www.agopax.it/Libri_astronomia/pdf/Astronomical%20Algorithms.pdf https://www.agopax.it/Libri_astronomia/pdf/Astronomical%20Al... 1. https://aa.quae.nl/en/reken/hemelpositie.html#4 https://aa.quae.nl/en/reken/hemelpositie.html#4 2. https://www.fourmilab.ch/moontoolw/ https://www.fourmilab.ch/moontoolw/