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I'm not going to use GitHub Pages after all, because it is causing more problems than it is helping. All I really wanted was a way to host live JavaScript browser examples. I will find my own way of hosting just those. The main problem is that GitHub pages uses a different flavor of Markdown than GitHub. This makes it really difficult to get something that works right across both. In general, it doubles how much stuff I have to look at when I make a cosmetic change. So I have already turned off GitHub Pages on this repo, and this commit removes all links and references to it.
JavaScript examples for Node.js
The source file
astronomy.js
works as a Node.js module. Download the file into your project directory.
Then in your own source file, do this:
const Astronomy = require('astronomy.js');
There are no external dependencies!
Astronomy Engine is completely self-contained, and it always will be.
(By the way, you can use the same file astronomy.js for
astronomy calculations inside the browser.)
Moon Phase Calculator
This example shows how to determine the Moon's current phase, and how to predict when the next few quarter phases will occur.
Planet Positions
Calculates equatorial and horizontal coordinates of the Sun, Moon, and planets.
Rise/Set
Shows how to calculate sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset times.
Seasons
Calculates the equinoxes and solstices for a given calendar year.
Culmination
Finds when the Sun, Moon, and planets reach their highest position in the sky on a given date, as seen by an observer at a specified location on the Earth. Culmination is also the moment a body crosses the meridian, the imaginary semicircle in the sky that passes from due north on the horizon, through the zenith (straight up), and then toward due south on the horizon.
API Reference
Complete documentation for all the functions and types available in the JavaScript version of Astronomy Engine.