Astronomy on the Personal Computer

Oliver Montenbruck, Thomas Pfleger (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XV, 300 Seiten

2013 | 4th ed. 2000
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-662-11187-1 (ISBN)

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Astronomy on the Personal Computer provides the reader with a thorough introduction to the computation of celestial mechanics, which is of particular significance to astronomical observation. Covering everything from astronomical and computational theory to the construction of rapid and accurate applications programs, this book supplies the necessary knowledge and software solutions for determining and predicting the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, minor planets and comets, solar eclipses, stellar occultations by the Moon, phases of the Moon and much more. This completely revised edition makes use of the widely implemented programming language C++, and individual applications may be efficiently realized through the use of a powerful module library. The material previously available on an accompanying CD-ROM, now at extras.springer.com, contains, in addition to the complete, fully documented and commented source codes, the executable programs for use with the Windows 98/2000/XP and LINUX operating systems.

Dr. Oliver Montenbruck ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter des Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt in Oberpfaffenhofen.

Thomas Pfleger is a software developer who has been interested in astronomy since his school days. His passion is the visual observation of everything within reach of his telescope. For many years he has been interested in the benefits that computers can bring to amateur astronomers.

1 Introduction.- 2 Coordinate Systems.- 3 Calculation of Rising and Setting Times.- 4 Cometary Orbits.- 5 Special Perturbations.- 6 Planetary Orbits.- 7 Physical Ephemerides of the Planets.- 8 The Orbit of the Moon.- 9 Solar Eclipses.- 10 Stellar Occultations.- 11 Orbit Determination.- 12 Astrometry.- A.1 The Accompanying CD-ROM.- A.1.1 Contents.- A.1.2 System Requirements.- A.1.3 Executing the Programs.- A.2 Compiling and Linking the Programs.- A.2.1 General Advice on Computer-Specific Modifications.- A.2.2 Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows 98/2000/XP.- A.2.3 GNU C++ for Linux.- A.3 List of the Library Functions.- Symbols.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.10.2013
Übersetzer	Storm Dunlop
Vorwort	Richard M. West
Zusatzinfo	XV, 300 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	470 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
Schlagworte	Astrometry • Astronomical observation • Astronomy • Celestial mechanics • computational astronomy • Programming language • Solar System
ISBN-10	3-662-11187-X / 366211187X
ISBN-13	978-3-662-11187-1 / 9783662111871
Zustand	Neuware