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astronomy

module core.utils.astronomy

Global Variables​

  • PROJECT_DIR

class Astronomy​

method get_camtracker_coordinates​

get_camtracker_coordinates(config: Config) → tuple[float, float, float]

Returns the coordinates from the CamTracker config file as (lat, lon, alt).

method get_current_sun_elevation​

get_current_sun_elevation(
    config: Config,
    lat: Optional[float] = None,
    lon: Optional[float] = None,
    alt: Optional[float] = None,
    datetime_object: Optional[datetime] = None
) → float

Computes current sun elevation in degree, based on the coordinates from the CamTracker config file.

method load_astronomical_dataset​

load_astronomical_dataset() → None

Loads the astronomical dataset DE421 from the NASA JPL website, see https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/eph_export.html.