Astronomical Algorithms
Calculate and predict the sun,
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Today's astronomical tidbit... It's important to set the System Clock in a Windows based PC correctly for accurate real time astronomical calculations. Windows provides a great way to set your computer's system clock with accuracy better than one second, assuming you have access to the Internet. Double-click the time in your system tray (the area containing the small icons, usually located in the lower right corner of your display) to display the Date and Time Properties dialog. You can click the Internet Time tab to see how to reset your system clock accurately and automatically from a choice of online, accurate time sources. |
John Clark Craig |
John's suggested reading about astronomical algorithms
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Introduction to Astronomical Photometry Provides an in-depth and professional coverage of the latest techniques, instruments, and experimental procedures for astronomical photometry. ISBN: 0521847117 |
Astronomical Algorithms Many programmers consider this book to be the standard source book for formulas, algorithms, and basic explanations of sun, moon, stars, and planet ephemerides. ISBN: 0943396611 |
Textbook on Spherical Astronomy Using the methods of spherical geometry, this textbook used has been used in lectures at Cambridge University by the author. It serves as a good reference work for researchers in a variety of astronomy and space physics disciplines. ISBN: 0521291801 |
Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac This book provides supplementary explanations for the Naval Observatory's planet, moon, sun, and star orbital formulas and spherical astronomy calculations. ISBN: 1891389459 |
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Practical Statistics for Astronomers This book is a little different in that it provides in-depth coverage of the statistical-based observations astronomers must use, including classical parametric and non-parametric methods, Bayesian solutions, and probability. ISBN: 0521456169 |
Astronomical Time Series This book is a complilation of topics from experts dealing with astronomical time series, including a variety of mathematical and statistical techniques. This can be a good reference for researchers studying binaries, searching for planets, analysing pulsars, and exploring gravitational galactic lensing. ISBN: 0792347064 |
Astronomy with your Personal Computer Written in 1990, this book received awards at the time for its ability to allow amateur astronomers to perform astronomical calculations on a personal computer for the first time. The formulas and equations are very useful, and if you don't mind translating from line-numbered BASIC to today's modern programming languages, it's a good reference. ISBN: 052138995X |
Easy PC Astronomy This book, written in 1997, presents "Astroscript", a DOS based pseudo-language for calculating many astronomical formulas. The explanations of astronomical phenomenon are useful, but its use with today's PCs is problematic. ISBN: 0521560527 |
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