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Категория: Статьи | Автор: daybit | (2018-12-02 15:18)
 
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Обнаружил, что статья aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/SunApprox.html, из которой я брал алгоритм вычисления подсолнечных координат для своей программы Day-night, у меня не открывается. Может сайт переехал, а может просто локальные сложности, но в любом случае решил скопировать себе этот материал (из веб-архива).

К сожалению, только теперь увидел, что точность алгоритма лишь 1 угловая минута (2 с лишним секунды по времени), то есть для суперточных расчётов нужно пользоваться чем-то ещё.



Approximate Solar Coordinates


Given below is a simple algorithm for computing the Sun's angular coordinates to an accuracy of about 1 arcminute within two centuries of 2000. The algorithm's accuracy degrades gradually beyond its four-century window of applicability. This accuracy is quite adequate for computing, for example, the times of sunrise and sunset, or solar transit. For navigational purposes it would provide about 1 nautical mile accuracy. The algorithm requires only the Julian date of the time for which the Sun's coordinates are needed (Julian dates are a form of Universal Time.)

First, compute D, the number of days and fraction (+ or -) from the epoch referred to as "J2000.0", which is 2000 January 1.5, Julian date 2451545.0:

D = JD - 2451545.0


where JD is the Julian date of interest. Then compute

g = 357.529 + 0.98560028 D
q = 280.459 + 0.98564736 D
L = q + 1.915 sin g + 0.020 sin 2g


where all the constants (therefore g, q, and L) are in degrees. L is an approximation to the Sun's geocentric apparent ecliptic longitude (adjusted for aberration). It may be necessary or desirable to reduce g, q, and L to the range 0 to 360.

The Sun's ecliptic latitude, b, can be approximated by b=0. The distance of the Sun from the Earth, R, in astronomical units (AU), can be approximated by

R = 1.00014 - 0.01671 cos g - 0.00014 cos 2g


Once the Sun's apparent ecliptic longitude, L, has been computed, the Sun's right ascension and declination can be obtained. First compute the mean obliquity of the ecliptic, in degrees:

e = 23.439 - 0.00000036 D


Then the Sun's right ascension, RA, and declination, d, can be obtained from

tan RA = cos e sin L / cos L
sin d = sin e sin L


RA is always in the same quadrant as L. If the numerator and denominator on the right side of the expression for RA are used in a double-argument arctangent function (e.g., "atan2"), the proper quadrant will be obtained. If RA is obtained in degrees, it can be converted to hours simply by dividing by 15. RA is conventionally reduced to the range 0h to 24h.

Other quantitites can also be obtained. The Equation of Time, EqT, apparent solar time minus mean solar time, can be computed from EqT = q/15 - RA, where Eqt and RA are in hours and q is in degrees. The angular semidiameter of the Sun, SD, in degrees, is simply SD = 0.2666 / R.

This algorithm is essentially the same as that found on page C24 of The Astronomical Almanac; a few constants have been adjusted above to extend the range of years for which the algorithm is valid.

Graphs of the angular error of this algorithm can be viewed by clicking on the links below. Each PDF graph shows the difference in arcseconds between this algorithm and an accurate reference ephemeris, as a function of year. The reference ephemeris is DE405 from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Ecliptic coordinates (PDF) - longitude (red) and latitude (green)
Equatorial coordinates (PDF) - right ascension (red) and declination (green)

If the algorithm given here is not sufficiently accurate, other easy-to-implement ephemerides of the Sun (along with those of the Moon and major planets) can be found in:
Chapront-Touze and Chapront (1991): Lunar Tables and Programs from 4000 BC to AD 8000
Bretagnon and Simon (1986): Planetary Programs and Tables from -4000 to +2800

Both of these documents are published by Willmann-Bell, Inc. They contain FORTRAN source code listings with an option to get the code and data on disk.

Alternatively, you can directly obtain coordinates of the Sun, Moon and planets to better than 0.1 arcsecond accuracy from MICA, the Multiyear Interactive Computer Almanac, a software system for PCs and Macs. MICA provides almanac data in tabular form, at any time interval, for the years 1800 through 2050.


 




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