https://github.com/observerly/polaris
Polaris is a fully tree-shakeable zero-dependency Typescript library for performing astrometric and astronomical calculations.
https://github.com/observerly/polaris
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Polaris is a fully tree-shakeable zero-dependency Typescript library for performing astrometric and astronomical calculations.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/observerly/polaris
- Owner: observerly
- License: mit
- Created: 2022-01-03T14:13:56.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-07-03T17:10:50.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2023-07-03T18:25:04.149Z (almost 3 years ago)
- Topics: astrometry, astronomy, typescript
- Language: TypeScript
- Homepage: https://polaris.observerly.com
- Size: 515 KB
- Stars: 5
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 4
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.md
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README
Polaris is a fully tree-shakeable zero-dependency Typescript library for performing astrometric and astronomical calculations.
### Installation
```bash
npm install @observerly/polaris
```
or
```bash
yarn(pnpm) add @observerly/polaris
```
Then, you can simply import what you need:
```ts
import { getLocalSiderealTime, getHourAngle } from '@observerly/polaris'
```
### Acknowledgements
This package makes use of algrotihms and methods outlined in the following two publications:
- Meeus, J., 1991 "Astronomical Algorithms", 2nd ed., Willmann-Bell, Inc. Richmond, Va
- Lawrence, J.L., 2015 "Celestial Calculations: A Gentle Introduction To Computational Astrometry", MIT Press, Cambridge, Ma
Without these publications, this package would not exist.