Astronomie mit dem Personal Computer

Astronomy with the PC provides the reader with a sound introduction to the world of celestial mechanical calculations, which are of particular importance for astronomical observing practice. From the theoretical foundations of astronomy and numerics to the creation of fast and accurate application programs, the book provides the necessary knowledge and software solutions for determining and predicting: - positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets - rising and setting times - physical ephemerides of the Sun and major planets - comet and minor planet positions (with perturbations) - lunar phases - central line and local circumstances of solar eclipses - star occultations by the Moon - orbital elements from three observations (including multiple solutions) - coordinates from celestial photographs. The use of the widely used object-oriented programming language C.