kstars/doc/calculator.docbook

0001 <sect1 id="tool-calculator">
0002 <title>The Astrocalculator</title>
0003 <indexterm><primary>Tools</primary>
0004 <secondary>Astrocalculator</secondary>
0005 </indexterm>
0006
0007 <para>
0008 The &kstars; Astrocalculator provides several modules that
0009 give you direct access to algorithms used by the program.
0010 The modules are organized by subject:
0011
0012 <itemizedlist><title>Time Calculators</title>
0013 <listitem><para><link linkend="calc-julian">Julian Day</link></para></listitem>
0014 <listitem><para><link linkend="calc-sidereal">Sidereal Time</link></para></listitem>
0015 <listitem><para><link linkend="calc-dayduration">Almanac</link></para></listitem>
0016 <listitem><para><link linkend="calc-equinox">Equinoxes and Solstices</link></para></listitem>
0017 </itemizedlist>
0018
0019 <itemizedlist><title>Coordinate Converters</title>
0020 <listitem><para><link linkend="calc-eqgal">Equatorial/Galactic Coordinates</link></para></listitem>
0021 <listitem><para><link linkend="calc-apcoords">Apparent Coordinates</link></para></listitem>
0022 <listitem><para><link linkend="calc-horiz">Horizontal Coordinates</link></para></listitem>
0023 <listitem><para><link linkend="calc-ecliptic">Ecliptic Coordinates</link></para></listitem>
0024 <listitem><para><link linkend="calc-angdist">Angular Distance</link></para></listitem>
0025 <listitem><para><link linkend="calc-geodetic">Geodetic Coordinates</link></para></listitem>
0026 <!-- missing
0027 <listitem><para><link linkend="calc-lsr-velocity">LSR Velocity</link></para></listitem>
0028  -->
0029 </itemizedlist>
0030 <itemizedlist><title>Solar System</title>
0031 <listitem><para><link linkend="calc-planetcoords">Planets Coordinates</link></para></listitem>
0032 <!-- missing
0033 <listitem><para><link linkend="calc-conjunctions">Conjunctions</link></para></listitem>
0034 <listitem><para><link linkend="calc-eclipses">Eclipses</link></para></listitem>
0035 Moon Phase Almanach
0036  -->
0037 </itemizedlist>
0038 </para>
0039
0040 &calc-julian;
0041 &calc-sidereal;
0042 &calc-dayduration;
0043 &calc-equinox;
0044 &calc-eqgal;
0045 &calc-apcoords;
0046 &calc-horiz;
0047 &calc-ecliptic;
0048 &calc-angdist;
0049 &calc-geodetic;
0050 &calc-planetcoords;
0051
0052 </sect1>
0053