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Metadata-Version: 1.1
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Name: PyMeeus
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Version: 0.3.7
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Summary: Python implementation of Jean Meeus astronomical routines
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Home-page: https://github.com/architest/pymeeus
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Author: Dagoberto Salazar
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Author-email: dagoberto.salazar@gmail.com
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License: LGPLv3
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Download-URL: https://github.com/architest/pymeeus
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Description: PyMeeus
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=======
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**Library of astronomical algorithms in Python**.
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PyMeeus is a Python implementation of the astronomical algorithms
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described in the classical book "Astronomical Algorithms, 2nd Edition,
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Willmann-Bell Inc. (1998)" by Jean Meeus.
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There are great astronomical libraries out there. For instance, if
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you're looking for high precision and speed you should take a look at
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`libnova <http://libnova.sourceforge.net/>`__. For a set of python
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modules aimed at professional astronomers, you should look at
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`Astropy <http://www.astropy.org/>`__. On the other hand, the advantages
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of PyMeeus are its simplicity, ease of use, ease of reading, ease of
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installation (it has the minimum amount of dependencies) and abundant
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documentation.
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Installation
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------------
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The easiest way of installing PyMeeus is using pip:
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.. code:: sh
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pip install pymeeus
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Or, for a per-user installation:
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.. code:: sh
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pip install --user pymeeus
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If you prefer Python3, you can use:
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.. code:: sh
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pip3 install --user pymeeus
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Meta
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----
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Author: Dagoberto Salazar
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Distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3 (LGPLv3). See
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``LICENSE.txt`` and ``COPYING.LESSER`` for more information.
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Documentation: https://pymeeus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
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GitHub: https://github.com/architest/pymeeus
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If you have Sphinx installed, you can generate your own, latest
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documentation going to directory 'docs' and issuing:
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.. code:: sh
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make html
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Then the HTML documentation pages can be found in 'build/html'.
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Contributing
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------------
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The preferred method to contribute is through forking and pull requests:
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1. Fork it (https://github.com/architest/pymeeus/fork)
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2. Create your feature branch (``git checkout -b feature/fooBar``)
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3. Commit your changes (``git commit -am 'Add some fooBar'``)
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4. Push to the branch (``git push origin feature/fooBar``)
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5. Create a new Pull Request
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Please bear in mind that PyMeeus follows the PEP8 style guide for Python
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code `(PEP8) <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/?>`__. We suggest
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you install and use a linter like
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`Flake8 <http://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/>`__ before contributing.
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Additionally, PyMeeus makes heavy use of automatic tests. As a general
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rule, every function or method added must have a corresponding test in
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the proper place in ``tests`` directory.
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Finally, documentation is also a big thing here. Add proper and abundant
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documentation to your new code. This also includes in-line comments!!!.
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What's new
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- 0.3.7
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- Fix bug when using fractional seconds, minutes, hours or days,
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plus documentation improvements
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- 0.3.6
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- Add method to compute rising and setting times of the Sun
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- 0.3.5
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- Add method magnitude() to planet classes
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- 0.3.4
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- Add method to compute the parallax correction to Earth class
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- 0.3.3
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- Add methods to compute the passage through the nodes
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- 0.3.2
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- Add methods to compute the perihelion and aphelion of all planets
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- 0.3.1
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- Fix errors in the elongation computation, add tests and examples
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of use of methods 'geocentric\_position()', and tests and examples
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for 'Pluto' class
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- 0.3.0
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- Added 'Pluto' class
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- 0.2.11
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- Added conjunction and opposition methods for Jupiter, Saturn,
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Uranus and Neptune
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- 0.2.10
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- Added 'geocentric\_position()' method to 'Minor' class, and added
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conjunction and opposition methods for Mercury, Venus and Mars.
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- 0.2.9
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- Added class 'Minor', as well as functions to compute velocity of
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an object and length of an orbit
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- 0.2.8
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- Added methods 'geocentric\_position()' to all the planets
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- 0.2.7
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- Added function 'kepler\_equation()' to 'Coordinates' module, and
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'orbital\_elements' methods to classes 'Mercury', 'Venus',
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'Earth', 'Mars', 'Jupiter', 'Saturn', 'Uranus' and 'Neptune'
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- 0.2.6
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- Added classes 'Uranus' and 'Neptune', plus additional functions in
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Coordinates module'
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- 0.2.5
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- Added classes 'Jupiter' and 'Saturn'
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- 0.2.4
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- Minor bug fixing, added methods
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'ephemeris\_physical\_observations()' and
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'beginning\_synodic\_rotation()', and added classes 'Mercury' and
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'Mars'
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- 0.2.3
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- Added the complete list of VSOP87 parameters to Venus, method to
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compute dates of equinoxes and solstices, and the Equation of Time
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- 0.2.2
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- Added heliocentric position method for J2000.0 (Earth) and
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rectangular coordinates methods (Sun)
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- 0.2.1
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- Added Venus module and VSOP87-based positioning methods
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- 0.2.0
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- Added Sun module
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- 0.1.10
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- Added functions to compute if three objects are in a straight
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line, and the smallest diameter of a circle containing them.
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- 0.1.9
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- Added functions to compute relative position angles and
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conjunctions
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- 0.1.8
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- Added functions to compute angular separation to Coordinates
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module
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- 0.1.7
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- Added functions to compute atmospheric refraction to Coordinates
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module
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- 0.1.6
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- Added function 'times\_rise\_transit\_set()' to Coordinates module
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- 0.1.5
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- Added functions for parallactic angle, ecliptic points in the
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horizon, angle between north celestial pole and north pole of the
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ecliptic, and diurnal path vs. the horizon at time of rising or
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setting
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- 0.1.4
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- Added several conversion functions to Coordinates module
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- 0.1.3
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- Added Coordinates module
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- 0.1.2
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- Added precession and proper motion methods, and changed handling
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of Epoch class
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- 0.1.1
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- Added methods related to nutation corrections
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- 0.1.0
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- Earth class added
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- 0.0.9
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- Significant documentation improvements
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- 0.0.8
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- Epoch class finished
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- 0.0.7
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- Epoch class added
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- 0.0.6
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- CurveFitting class added
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- 0.0.5
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- Interpolation class added
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- 0.0.4
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- Angle class finished
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- 0.0.3
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- Removed unnecessary dependencies
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- 0.0.2
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- Documentation improvements
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- 0.0.1
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- Initial commit
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Keywords: Meeus astronomy module library
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Platform: UNKNOWN
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Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
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Classifier: Environment :: Console
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Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
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Classifier: Intended Audience :: Education
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Classifier: Intended Audience :: Science/Research
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Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Lesser General Public License v3 (LGPLv3)
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Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
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Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
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Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
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Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Astronomy
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