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Handle geocentric parallax #31

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@rhannequin rhannequin commented Mar 5, 2024

The geocentric parallax is the phenomenon which makes appear close observed bodies at different locations in the sky depending on where the observer is at the surface of the Earth. It takes into account the distance of the body, and the fact that the Earth surface is not a perfect sphere.

This introduces a GeocentricParallax class which can calculate the parallax angle and apply it to true equatorial coordinates into apparent equatorial coordinates.

moon_earth_distance = 358_586_861 # meters

parallax_angle = Astronoby::GeocentricParallax.angle(
  distance: moon_earth_distance
)

parallax_angle.str(:dms)
# => "+1° 1′ 8.9999″"
latitude = Astronoby::Angle.as_degrees(50)
longitude = Astronoby::Angle.as_degrees(-100)
elevation = 60
time = Time.utc(1979, 2, 26, 16, 45)
true_coordinates = Astronoby::Coordinates::Equatorial.new(
  right_ascension: Astronoby::Angle.as_hms(22, 35, 19),
  declination: Astronoby::Angle.as_dms(-7, 41, 13)
)
distance = 358_586_861

apparent_coordinates = described_class.for_equatorial_coordinates(
  latitude: latitude,
  longitude: longitude,
  elevation: elevation,
  time: time,
  coordinates: true_coordinates,
  distance: distance
)

true_coordinates.right_ascension.str(:hms)
# => "22h 35m 19.0s"
apparent_coordinates.right_ascension.str(:hms)
# => "22h 36m 43.2195s"

true_coordinates.declination.str(:dms)
# => "-7° 41′ 13.0″"
apparent_coordinates.declination.str(:dms)
# => "-8° 32′ 17.3947″"

@rhannequin rhannequin marked this pull request as ready for review March 8, 2024 16:34
@rhannequin rhannequin changed the title WIP Geocentric Parallax Handle geocentric parallax Mar 8, 2024
@rhannequin rhannequin merged commit ce1bab0 into main Mar 9, 2024
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rhannequin added a commit that referenced this pull request Mar 24, 2024
## 0.2.0 - 2024-03-24

_If you are upgrading: please see [`UPGRADING.md`]._

[`UPGRADING.md`]: https://github.com/rhannequin/astronoby/blob/main/UPGRADING.md

### Features

* Angle comparison ([#21])
* Add `#distance` and `#angular_size` to `Astronoby::Sun` ([#30])
* Add geocentric parallax `Astronoby::GeocentricParallax` ([#31])
* Ability to calculate equinoxes and solstices times ([#32])
* Round rising and setting times to the second ([#38])
* Provide sunrise and sunset times ([#35])
* Provide sunrise and sunset azimuths ([#39])
* Ability to calculate the equation of time ([#40])

### Breaking changes

* **breaking:** Accurate setting and rising times for punctual bodies ([#29])
* **breaking:** Drop `Astronoby::Util::Time` in favor of
  `Astronoby::GreenwichSiderealTime` and `Astonoby::LocalSiderealTime` ([#36])

### Improvements

* Add Dependabot for Bundler and GitHub Actions ([#24])
* Add bundler-audit GitHub Action ([#25])
* Bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 ([#26])
* Bump standard from 1.29.0 to 1.35.1 ([#27], [#37])
* Bump rspec from 3.12.0 to 3.13.0 ([#28])

[#21]: #21
[#24]: #24
[#25]: #25
[#26]: #26
[#27]: #27
[#28]: #28
[#29]: #29
[#30]: #30
[#31]: #31
[#32]: #32
[#35]: #35
[#36]: #36
[#37]: #37
[#38]: #38
[#39]: #39
[#40]: #40
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