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== Coordinate Frames ==


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|'''J2000''' ||
    |'''J2000   '''|| -- mean equator and equinox at J2000.0 (FK5)
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|'''B1950''' ||
    |'''JNAT    '''|| -- geocentric natural frame
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|'''B1950_VLA''' ||
    |'''JMEAN    '''|| -- mean equator and equinox at frame epoch
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|'''GALACTIC''' ||
    |'''JTRUE    '''|| -- true equator and equinox at frame epoch
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|'''HADEC''' ||
    |'''APP      '''|| -- apparent geocentric position
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|-
|'''AZEL''' ||
    |'''B1950    '''|| -- mean epoch and ecliptic at B1950.0. The epoch is taken from the frame epoch; or from the aipsrc variable measures.b1950.d_epoch; or has default 2000.0
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|'''AZELSW''' ||
  |'''B1950_VLA'''|| -- mean epoch(1979.9)) and ecliptic at B1950.0
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|'''AZELNE''' ||
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|'''ECLIPTIC''' ||
    |'''BMEAN    '''|| -- mean equator and equinox at frame epoch
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|-
|'''MECLIPTIC''' ||
    |'''BTRUE    '''|| -- true equator and equinox at frame epoch
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|'''TECLIPTIC''' ||
    |'''GALACTIC '''|| -- galactic coordinates
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|-
|'''SUPERGAL''' ||
    |'''HADEC    '''|| -- topocentric HA and declination
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    |'''AZEL    '''|| -- topocentric Azimuth and Elevation (N through E)
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    |'''AZELSW  '''|| -- topocentric Azimuth and Elevation (S through W)
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    |'''AZELNE  '''|| -- topocentric Azimuth and Elevation (N through E)
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    |'''AZELGEO  '''|| -- geodetic Azimuth and Elevation (N through E)
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    |'''AZELSWGEO'''|| -- geodetic Azimuth and Elevation (S through W)
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    |'''AZELNEGEO'''|| -- geodetic Azimuth and Elevation (N through E)
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    |'''ECLIPTC  '''|| -- ecliptic for J2000 equator and equinox
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    |'''MECLIPTIC'''|| -- ecliptic for mean equator of date
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    |'''TECLIPTIC'''|| -- ecliptic for true equator of date
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    |'''SUPERGAL '''|| -- supergalactic coordinates
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    |'''ITRF    '''|| -- coordinates wrt ITRF Earth frame
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    |'''TOPO    '''|| -- apparent topocentric position
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    |'''ICRS    '''|| -- International Celestial reference system
|}
 
 
== Directions to Planets ==
 
{|
|'''MERCURY''' ||
|-
|'''VENUS''' ||
|-
|'''MARS''' ||
|-
|'''JUPITER''' ||
|-
|'''SATURN''' ||
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|'''URANUS''' ||
|-
|'''NEPTUNE''' ||
|-
|'''PLUTO''' ||
|-
|'''SUN''' ||
|-
|'''MOON'''||
|-
|'''COMET''' ||
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 18:42, 1 November 2010

Coordinate Frames

J2000 -- mean equator and equinox at J2000.0 (FK5)
JNAT -- geocentric natural frame
JMEAN -- mean equator and equinox at frame epoch
JTRUE -- true equator and equinox at frame epoch
APP -- apparent geocentric position
B1950 -- mean epoch and ecliptic at B1950.0. The epoch is taken from the frame epoch; or from the aipsrc variable measures.b1950.d_epoch; or has default 2000.0
B1950_VLA -- mean epoch(1979.9)) and ecliptic at B1950.0
BMEAN -- mean equator and equinox at frame epoch
BTRUE -- true equator and equinox at frame epoch
GALACTIC -- galactic coordinates
HADEC -- topocentric HA and declination
AZEL -- topocentric Azimuth and Elevation (N through E)
AZELSW -- topocentric Azimuth and Elevation (S through W)
AZELNE -- topocentric Azimuth and Elevation (N through E)
AZELGEO -- geodetic Azimuth and Elevation (N through E)
AZELSWGEO -- geodetic Azimuth and Elevation (S through W)
AZELNEGEO -- geodetic Azimuth and Elevation (N through E)
ECLIPTC -- ecliptic for J2000 equator and equinox
MECLIPTIC -- ecliptic for mean equator of date
TECLIPTIC -- ecliptic for true equator of date
SUPERGAL -- supergalactic coordinates
ITRF -- coordinates wrt ITRF Earth frame
TOPO -- apparent topocentric position
ICRS -- International Celestial reference system


Directions to Planets

MERCURY
VENUS
MARS
JUPITER
SATURN
URANUS
NEPTUNE
PLUTO
SUN
MOON
COMET
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