Re: Mars model ; uranus model
Dear friends of XEphem,
I can see files with names similar to those mentioned by Elwood in the following directory:
https://ftp.imcce.fr/pub/misc/satxyz/
This includes, among others, jupiter.2040,
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Maxime GOMMEAUX
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#3882
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Re: Mars model ; uranus model
It looks like those moon models came from the Bureau des Longitudes. The XEphem bdl.c code mentions an FTP site that isn't there any more. The Wiki Pedia says BDL's ephemeris functions have been
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Bernie Walp
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#3881
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Re: Mars model ; uranus model
BTW, don't be tempted to extend the date ranges of a model just to get something working again. These models are high-order polynomials and become wildly inaccurate even slightly outside their design
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Elwood Downey
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#3880
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Re: Mars model ; uranus model
Thanks, Elwood,
Bernie
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Bernie Walp
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#3879
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Re: Mars model ; uranus model
Those messages refer to the moons, not the planets. But yes, the last model I installed expired Jan 1 2021.
The models were generated by an observatory in France, the details escape me at the moment
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Elwood Downey
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#3878
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Mars model ; uranus model
XEphem 4.0.2 installed here effortlessly. Many thanks.
The messages "No Mars model" and "No uranus model" occur still. Is that because the data are not current in the auxil/ subdirectory files? I
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Bernie Walp
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#3877
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Re: Xephem is going to the ISS!
Congratulations.
My best wishes, and save flying.
woeimun
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How Woei Mun
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#3876
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Re: Xephem is going to the ISS!
My best wishes to her!
Emilio
NYC
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Emilio Ortiz Linux
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#3875
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Re: Xephem is going to the ISS!
Am Sonntag, 1. August 2021, 23:39:39 CEST schrieb John Perry via groups.io:
o7 fly safe to her from me!
and if that laptop is running openSUSE i want a mission patch XD
Cheers
MH
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Mathias
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Mathias Homann
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#3874
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Re: Xephem is going to the ISS!
Of course we will wish her well and much more! God bless her!
Eric.
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Eric De La Cruz Lugo
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#3873
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Re: Xephem is going to the ISS!
That is so GREAT !! !! !!
Bernie
P.S. I have been using XEphem for ages but really came to love it during the 5 years I worked at SOFIA.
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Bernie Walp
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#3872
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Re: Xephem is going to the ISS!
I'll see if I can get a pin or patch for you.
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perry@...
http://www.jpunix.net
Aug 1, 2021, 17:12 by groups+xephem=groups.io@...:
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John Perry
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#3871
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Re: Xephem is going to the ISS!
Nice to hear from you John.
This is pretty cool. Thanks for the news. I wish her well.
Not quite as high, but XEphem is also used on SOFIA, they sent me a pin
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Elwood Downey
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#3870
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Re: Xephem is going to the ISS!
No details yet as she is going into ISS training but I assure you I will post updates.
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perry@...
http://www.jpunix.net
Aug 1, 2021, 16:52 by groups+xephem=groups.io@...:
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John Perry
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#3869
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Re: Xephem is going to the ISS!
Please let the list know the mission details near the launch date so we can follow more closely.
Warmest regards,
trane
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// Trane Francks trane@... <mailto:trane@...> Tokyo, Japan
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Trane Francks
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#3868
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Xephem is going to the ISS!
[email protected]
Xephem will be on ISS!
Sun, Aug 1 ? 16:16
SHOW MORE
Most of you have no idea who I am. I'm the maintainer of the Xephem mailing list.
But I just got word from my *grand-daughter*
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John Perry
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#3867
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Re: WMM update
wrote:
Thanks for the reminder, I have confirmed at least that the
`GUI/xephem/auxil/wmm.cof` file in the GitHub repository is up to date!
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Brandon Rhodes
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#3866
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WMM update
Please find attached the world magnetic model file valid for 2020-2025. Replace auxil/wmm.cof with this file and your declination value will function again. This should be the default in the various
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Elwood Downey
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#3865
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Re: New XEphem 4.0.2 release
"How Woei Mun" <how.woeimun@...> wrote:
And in terms of the two major types, ubuntu is debian based. But Mint
is highly customized for ease of use. I run Mageia, the successor to
Gael Duval's
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Doug Laidlaw
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#3864
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Re: New XEphem 4.0.2 release
Thanks Emilio, that info will be very helpfull!?Greetings from M¨¦rida, Yucat¨¢n, M¨¦xicoRunning Xephem on FreeBSD 12.2Eric De La Cruz Lugo.
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Eric De La Cruz Lugo
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#3863
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