suntrack 0.0.0

data/lib/suntrack.rb

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+# Main methods for Ruby version of calculations in  "Astronomy on the Personal
+# Computer", by Montenbruck and Pfleger (1991).
+
+class Suntrack
+
+  # Return Sun location, in altitude(y) and azimuth(z), given 
+  # DateTime, latitude and longitude
+  def self.sun_location(date_time,latitude,longitude)
+
+    mjd = Suntrack::RAstro.to_mjd(date_time)
+    jd = Suntrack::RAstro.jd(mjd)
+    tm = Suntrack::RAstro.get_time(jd)
+    dec = Suntrack::RAstro.sun_position(tm)
+    tau = 15 * (Suntrack::RAstro.lmst(mjd,longitude) - dec.z)
+    z_in = Suntrack::Point3D.new(dec.y,tau,latitude)
+    z = z_in.equatorial_to_horizon
+    z
+  end
+
+  # Return Sirius location, in altitude(y) and azimuth(z), given 
+  # DateTime, latitude and longitude
+  def self.sirius_location(date_time,latitude,longitude)
+    mjd = Suntrack::RAstro.to_mjd(date_time)
+    tau = 15 * (Suntrack::RAstro.lmst(mjd,longitude) - Suntrack::RAstro::SIRIUS_RA)
+    z_in = Suntrack::Point3D.new(Suntrack::RAstro::SIRIUS_DECLINATION,tau,latitude)
+    z = z_in.equatorial_to_horizon
+    z
+  end
+end
+require 'suntrack/Point3D'
+require 'suntrack/RAstro'

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: suntrack
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  prerelease: 
+  version: 0.0.0
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Joel M. Gottlieb
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2012-09-07 00:00:00 Z
+dependencies: []
+
+description: Sun position as function of time
+email: joel.gottlieb@gmail.com
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- lib/suntrack.rb
+homepage: 
+licenses: []
+
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.8.21
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Suntrack
+test_files: []
+