#!/usr/bin/env python3 # # positions.py - by Don Cross - 2019-08-10 # # Example program for Astronomy Engine: # https://github.com/cosinekitty/astronomy # # Given an observer's geographic latitude and longitude, # and an optional date and time, this program displays the # equatorial and horizontal coordinates of the Sun, Moon, and planets. # If the date and time is omitted from the command line, the # program uses the computer's current date and time. # import sys from astronomy import Body, Refraction, Equator, Horizon from astro_demo_common import ParseArgs if __name__ == '__main__': observer, time = ParseArgs(sys.argv) print('UTC date = {}'.format(time)) print() print('BODY RA DEC AZ ALT') body_list = [ Body.Sun, Body.Moon, Body.Mercury, Body.Venus, Body.Mars, Body.Jupiter, Body.Saturn, Body.Uranus, Body.Neptune, Body.Pluto ] for body in body_list: equ_2000 = Equator(body, time, observer, ofdate=False, aberration=True) equ_ofdate = Equator(body, time, observer, ofdate=True, aberration=True) hor = Horizon(time, observer, equ_ofdate.ra, equ_ofdate.dec, Refraction.Normal) print('{:<8} {:8.2f} {:8.2f} {:8.2f} {:8.2f}'.format(body.name, equ_2000.ra, equ_2000.dec, hor.azimuth, hor.altitude)) sys.exit(0)