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Eclipse Finder... !
Posted: 20.06.2002, 20:41
by Kendrix
Hi there !
I have integrated an eclipse finder (only for solar eclipses for the moment) for the planets : Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
It works great ! You can even find double eclipses with it !
I have send the code to Chris and he told me he will try to put it in the next release...
If anyone want my .exe just send me an email :
kendrix@wanadoo.fr
By the way, how to post pictures in this forum !?
Posted: 20.06.2002, 20:56
by Rassilon
Host them on a site that allows remote links and use the YaBB [img] tag...
OK !
Posted: 20.06.2002, 21:38
by Kendrix
Ok but do you know a hoster that accepts remote links ???
Posted: 20.06.2002, 22:23
by chris
I haven't been able to try out the eclipse finder myself yet (still at work), but the screenshots are very cool.
Kendrix, I'll post them tonight on the forum . . .
--Chris
OK !
Posted: 21.06.2002, 02:44
by Rassilon
Kendrix wrote:Ok but do you know a hoster that accepts remote links ???
Most are picky about that very thing...I use
http://www.freewebspace.com personally but your best researching this to find the site that best suits you...
Posted: 21.06.2002, 16:24
by chris
From Kendrix's eclipse finder:
Double eclipse on Saturn:
http://www.shatters.net/~claurel/pics/shot2.jpg
--Chris
Posted: 21.06.2002, 17:05
by t00fri
chris wrote:From Kendrix's eclipse finder:
--Chris
@Chris: I suppose you have so far incorporated the finder /only/ into winmain.cpp?
What about Linux?: Is ist just the GUI part that has to be adapted to gtk+ or more?
Bye Fridger
Posted: 21.06.2002, 18:37
by chris
t00fri wrote:@Chris: I suppose you have so far incorporated the finder /only/ into winmain.cpp?
What about Linux?: Is ist just the GUI part that has to be adapted to gtk+ or more?
Bye Fridger
I haven't incorporated the code yet, but I'll make sure to separate the eclipse calculation code from the GUI so that porting is as easy as possible.
--Chris
Posted: 21.06.2002, 18:53
by t00fri
chris wrote:t00fri wrote:@Chris: I suppose you have so far incorporated the finder /only/ into winmain.cpp?
What about Linux?: Is ist just the GUI part that has to be adapted to gtk+ or more?
Bye Fridger
I haven't incorporated the code yet, but I'll make sure to separate the eclipse calculation code from the GUI so that porting is as easy as possible.
--Chris
very good...
@Kendrix, @Chris: Since I have not yet seen the eclipse search algorithm myself, a simple question just to be sure: The algorithm is not "borrowed" from XEphem?
Bye Fridger
No !
Posted: 21.06.2002, 20:25
by Kendrix
I have just used the same algorithm that yours for the shadows !
I check every hour for every sattelite of the concerned planet !
It's simple as this !
And quite fast enough (and really precise)
No !
Posted: 21.06.2002, 21:46
by t00fri
Kendrix wrote:I have just used the same algorithm that yours for the shadows !
I check every hour for every sattelite of the concerned planet !
It's simple as this !
And quite fast enough (and really precise)
Aha, that's fine. In XEphem the code is much more complex, since the exact path of the eclipse shadow is traced as function of time...
Bye Fridger