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    Re: Computer generated Almanac
    From: Vic Fraenckel
    Date: 2003 Sep 8, 10:13 -0400

    Johan,
    
    I appreciate you answering my query.
    
    If you would be willing to share your code, it would be helpful for me.
    
    Regards,
    
    Vic
    
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    Victor Fraenckel - The Windman                 vfraenc1@nycap.rr.com
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    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Johan Linn?r" 
    To: 
    Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 9:57 AM
    Subject: Re: Computer generated Almanac
    
    
    | Vic Fraenckel wrote:
    | > Loath as SOME users of this list are to introducing computers into
    celestial
    | > navigation, I would like to find someone that has used the "JPL
    Planetary
    | > and Lunar Ephemerides" data to actually produce a computer almanac. I
    would
    | > like to do so but am not sure how to proceed. I am NOT interested in
    getting
    | > the data via the many excellent Web based systems as accessing the web
    is
    | > NOT practical while at sea.
    | >
    | > Any enlightenment will be appreciated.
    |
    | In the mid 90-ies I used the JPL tables together with Novas-C (from
    | http://aa.usno.navy.mil ) but an older version than the current one. With
    a
    | little help of a small program from a polish astronomer (can't remember
    the
    | name) I had good success in making the same data as the Nautical Almanac.
    The
    | project came to a halt when I needed to focus on studies, and I also had
    some
    | troubles making a good looking printout of the data (I wanted it to look
    like
    | the pages in the NA). The whole idea was to make printouts available on
    the web
    | in the form of pdf-files or something for about a month at a time. Thus
    letting
    | cruisers who wanted to use the tables download them and print them out at
    any
    | internet caf? in the world for the months they needed. I even thought of
    making
    | the tables available through fax. I haven't even looked at it for a few
    years. I
    | used C as programming language and the operating system is GNU/Linux. It
    is
    | probably not critical as all the output was text. I have also recreated
    tha data
    | in condensed Ageton tables and even tried my hand at H.O. 249 Selected
    Stars
    | with some success. I keep wondering about the copyright of the design of
    the NA
    | and such publications - none is mentioned in the paper volumes I have.
    |
    | I hope this has enlightened you, or at least helped you see the light at
    the end
    | of the tunnel. I can find the code I used if you need more help.
    |
    | /johan
    | --
    
    
    

       
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