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About Almanac -- 2


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Contact me for further information on this astronomy stack and stay tuned for further developments (Hypercard and otherwise).  

Mike Kazmierczak
X Systems
1789 Brandy Drive
Conyers, GA 30208-3032
GEnie:  M.KAZMIERCZ1
USENET: gatech!nanovx!kaz
BITNET: tegammk@gitnve2
INTERNET: kaz%nanovx.UUCP@gatech.edu

Version 1.8 Enhancements:
Some scripts cleaned up (user-transparent).
1990 Polynomials (finally!)
1990 Jupiter Galilean satellite predictions included.
Jupiter Central Meridian Longitude and Red Spot Transit calculations added.
Moon R.A. and Declination and approximate rise/set calculations added.
Position Conversion card.
Longitudes now follow astronomical conventions! (East longitude is positive.)
Intl resource compatibility improved (as bug reports come in).
Rise/set calculations now work for Southern hempisphere (thanx to an Australian
   user).
Path/File selection for Jupiter Galilean satellite predictions now automated (thanx to
  an Austrian user).
Jupiter Galilean Satellite script bug fixed. (for the @#^%$@# last time (again!))

Version 1.7 Enhancements:
Lunar occultation card added for the few, the proud, the lucky.
Maximum ZHR of selected meteor showers.
Jupiter Galilean Satellite script bug fixed. (for the @#^%$@# last time)

Version 1.61 Enhancements:
hm script changed, meteor script fixed for EST/EDT

Version 1.6 Enhancements:
1.53 bugs fixed
Partial intl resource capability
Planetary conjunction card added.
One may find the next visible Jupiter Galilean satellite event with the Next Event 
  button.
Dates of selected meteor shower maxima are calculated yearly.

Version 1.53 Enhancements:
Internationally modified for use in some European countries.

Version 1.52 Enhancements:
Bug in elongations calculations corrected.  
Bug in Jupiter Galilean satellite visibility calculations corrected.

Version 1.51 Enhancements:
Yet another sunrise/set twilight bug found and hopefully squashed deader than a
  doornail.

Version 1.5 Enhancements:
Jupiter Satellite events now provided for one year in separate file.  
Planetary elongation calculation bug corrected.  
1989 Chebyshev polynomials included.  
Function dayOfYear corrected.  
Rising/Setting calculations corrected.