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== Coordinate Frames == | |||
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|'''J2000''' || | |'''J2000 '''|| -- mean equator and equinox at J2000.0 (FK5) | ||
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|''' | |'''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 | ||
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|''' | |'''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 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''SUPERGAL''' || | |'''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 | |||
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|'''TECLIPTIC'''|| -- ecliptic for true equator of date | |||
|- | |||
|'''SUPERGAL '''|| -- supergalactic coordinates | |||
|- | |||
|'''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''' || | |||
|- | |||
|'''URANUS''' || | |||
|- | |||
|'''NEPTUNE''' || | |||
|- | |||
|'''PLUTO''' || | |||
|- | |||
|'''SUN''' || | |||
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|'''MOON'''|| | |||
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|'''COMET''' || | |||
|} | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 14:42, 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 |
