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“Comet” Software

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

P. Butzbach  and
J.P. Parisot
P. Butzbach
Affiliation:
Association Astronomique de France-Comté, 34, av. de FObservatoire, F-25000 Besançon, France
J.P. Parisot
Affiliation:
Association Astronomique de France-Comté, 34, av. de FObservatoire, F-25000 Besançon, France

Abstract

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A suite of programs written in BASIC for use on Apple (II, IIe, etc.) computers was described. A data file, extracted from the general catalogue by Marsden is incorporated. The programs are applicable to any geographical location and allow the determination of positions (in both celestial and horizontal coordinates), times of rising, transit and setting, and the calculation of ephemerides from orbital elements.

Type
Part II Observational Methods
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 98: Stargazers: The Contribution of Amateurs to Astronomy , 1988 , pp. 133
Copyright
Copyright © Springer-Verlag 1988

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