Class Observer

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.natural.physics.astronomy.observation.Observer

public class Observer
extends Object

Observational astronomy calculations.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final Observer	GREENWICH
static final Observer	LA_PALMA
static final Observer	MAUNA_KEA
static final Observer	PARANAL

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Observer(String name, double latitude, double longitude, double altitude)
Observer(String name, Real latitude, Real longitude, Real altitude)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Real	getAltitude()
Real	getLatitude()
Real	getLocalSiderealTime(JulianDate jd)
Real	getLongitude()
String	getName()
boolean	isCircumpolar(EquatorialCoordinate eq)
boolean	isVisible(EquatorialCoordinate eq, JulianDate jd)
Real	maximumAltitude(EquatorialCoordinate eq)
JulianDate	riseTime(EquatorialCoordinate eq, JulianDate jdMidnight)
HorizontalCoordinate	toHorizontal(EquatorialCoordinate eq, JulianDate jd)
JulianDate	transitTime(EquatorialCoordinate eq, JulianDate jdMidnight)

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

MAUNA_KEA

public static final Observer MAUNA_KEA

PARANAL

public static final Observer PARANAL

LA_PALMA

public static final Observer LA_PALMA

GREENWICH

public static final Observer GREENWICH

Constructor Details

Observer

public Observer(String name,
 Real latitude,
 Real longitude,
 Real altitude)

Observer

public Observer(String name,
 double latitude,
 double longitude,
 double altitude)

Method Details

getLocalSiderealTime

public Real getLocalSiderealTime(JulianDate jd)

toHorizontal

public HorizontalCoordinate toHorizontal(EquatorialCoordinate eq,
 JulianDate jd)

riseTime

public JulianDate riseTime(EquatorialCoordinate eq,
 JulianDate jdMidnight)

transitTime

public JulianDate transitTime(EquatorialCoordinate eq,
 JulianDate jdMidnight)

isVisible

public boolean isVisible(EquatorialCoordinate eq,
 JulianDate jd)

isCircumpolar

public boolean isCircumpolar(EquatorialCoordinate eq)

maximumAltitude

public Real maximumAltitude(EquatorialCoordinate eq)

getLatitude

public Real getLatitude()

getLongitude

public Real getLongitude()

getAltitude

public Real getAltitude()

getName

public String getName()