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SuperNOVAS C API v1.6
High-precision C/C++ astrometry library
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| Astronomical object of interest | Defining the astronomical source of interest, or accessing properties thereof |
| Observer location | Defining the observer location, or accessing properties thereof |
| Time of observation and astronomical timescales | Defining the precise time of observation, and support for all relevant astronomical timescales, such as UT1, UTC, TAI, GPS, TT, TDB, TCG, TCB |
| Observing frames | Observing frames are a combination of an observer place, and an specific time of observation |
| Apparent equatorial positions on sky | Apparent places, defined on the local sky of an observer |
| Geometric equatorial positions and velocities | Geometric locations are 3D positions and velocities relative to an observer location |
| Transforming between equatorial systems | Expressing coordinates in the equatorial coordinate systems of choice, such as ICRS/GCRS, J2000, B1950, Mean of Date (MOD), True-of-Date (TOD), or CIRS of date |
| Non-equatorial coordinates | Expressing coordinates in non-equatorial systems, such as ecliptic, galactic, or local horizontal (for geodetic observer) coordinate systems |
| Atmospheric refraction | Accounting for atmopheric refraction for observers on or above Earth's surface |
| Spectroscopic applications | Calculating precise spectroscopic radial velocity measures or redshifts |
| Solar-system ephemeris providers | Defining how ephemeris positions for Solar-system objects are provided |
| Earth orientation | Earth Orientation Parameters (EOP), for defining the unmodelled (via the IAU 2000 / 2006 precession-nutation models) polar motion and rotational variations of the physical Earth |
| Telescope tracking | Tools for supporting telescope tracking, with readily available position, rate of movement, and acceleration of the source's trajectory on sky |
| Helpers and utilities | Various helpers tools and utilities of the SuperNOVAS library |