public static sky6ObjectInformation GetStars()
{
//Runs the database query and checks results. objecty information false
// else returns null
sky6DataWizard tsx_dw = new sky6DataWizard();
sky6ObjectInformation tsx_oi = new sky6ObjectInformation();
///Set query path
tsx_dw.Path = StarSearchDBQPath;
tsx_dw.Open();
string tst = tsx_dw.Path;
try { tsx_oi = tsx_dw.RunQuery; }
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
return(null);
}
if (tsx_oi.Count == 0)
{
return(null);
}
else
{
return(tsx_oi);
}
}
/// Windows C# Sample Console Application: DataWizard
///
/// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
///
/// Authored: R.McAlister 2017
///
///
/// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
///
///This C# console application demonstrates the usage of the Data Wizard and Object Information classes.
///
///The application opens and runs a built-in Observing List search then accesses a few of the return properties,
/// for no particularly good reason.
///
///The application uses the standard query "Bright objects visible now.dbq"
///
public void DataWizardSample()
{
string sname = "";
string sRA;
string sDec;
///Create object information and datawizard objects
sky6DataWizard tsx_dw = new sky6DataWizard();
sky6ObjectInformation tsx_oi = new sky6ObjectInformation();
///Set query path to a user-defined test query database for this example. If you don///t have it, make it. Best if the Messier catalog is selected.
tsx_dw.Path = "C:\\Users\\Rick\\Documents\\Software Bisque\\TheSkyX Professional Edition\\Database Queries\\Bright objects visible now.dbq";
tsx_dw.Open();
tsx_oi = tsx_dw.RunQuery;
///
///tsx_oi is an array (tsx_oi.Count) of object information indexed by the tsx_oi.Index property
///
///For each object information in the list, get the name, perform a "Find" and look for the catalog ID. If there is one, print it.
for (int i = 0; i <= (tsx_oi.Count - 1); i++)
{
tsx_oi.Index = i;
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_NAME1);
sname = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut;
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_RA_2000);
sRA = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_DEC_2000);
sDec = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
MessageBox.Show("Name: " + sname + " RA: " + sRA + " Dec: " + sDec);
}
return;
}
public ObjectList()
{
//Create the object list
//Need to make this a bunch more robust later, including installing search database file, if not already installed
//
//Determine if search database file exists, if not, create it
if (!DBQFileManagement.DBQInstalled())
{
DBQFileManagement.InstallDBQ();
}
sky6DataWizard tsxdw = new sky6DataWizard();
tsxdw.Path = DBQFileManagement.QuickPickDestinationPath;
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
string testw1 = tsxdw.Path;
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100);
string testw2 = tsxdw.Path;
tsxdw.Open();
//sky6ObjectInformation tsxoi = new sky6ObjectInformation();
sky6ObjectInformation tsxoi = tsxdw.RunQuery;
//Fill in data arrays (for speed purposes)
for (int i = 0; i < tsxoi.Count; i++)
{
tsxoi.Index = i;
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_NAME1);
oname = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_OBJECTTYPE);
otype = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_MAJ_AXIS_MINS);
osize = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_RISE_TIME);
orise = (DateTime.Now - DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay).AddHours(tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_SET_TIME);
oset = (DateTime.Now - DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay).AddHours(tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_ALT);
oaltitude = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_AZM);
oazimuth = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_DEC_2000);
oDec = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_RA_2000);
oRA = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
dbqList.Add(new DBQObject(oname, otype, osize, oset, orise, oaltitude, oazimuth, oDec, oRA));
}
return;
}
public StarProspects(double searchAreaDeg)
{
//Creates a list of star prospects from the associated observing list
//Set StarChart FOV to something reasonable for this search
sky6StarChart tsxsc = new sky6StarChart
{
FieldOfView = searchAreaDeg
};
//Determine if search database file exists, if not, create it
//if (!IsDBQInstalled())
//{ InstallDBQ(); }
//Load the path, open and run the selected search database query
sky6DataWizard tsxdw = new sky6DataWizard();
tsxdw.Path = GetDBQPath();
tsxdw.Open();
sky6ObjectInformation tsxoi = tsxdw.RunQuery;
//Create a star list array for population of data
//Fill in data arrays (for speed purposes)
for (int i = 0; i < tsxoi.Count; i++)
{
tsxoi.Index = i;
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_NAME1);
string starName = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_RA_2000);
double starRA = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_DEC_2000);
double starDec = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_MAG);
double starMag = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
DBQStar newStar = new DBQStar
{
StarName = starName,
StarRA = starRA,
StarDec = starDec,
StarMag = starMag
};
starProspectList.Add(newStar);
}
return;
}
double MinGalAlt = 30; //Minimum altitude will default to 30 degrees if not set
public GalaxyList()
//Upon instantiation...
//Open empty working XML file for galaxy list
//Create connection to TSX DataWizard
//Get the path to the query files, then set the path to SuperScanQuery.sdb
//Run the DataWizard
//Create an XML datastructure for the Observing List and load it with Observing LIst entries
//Replace the current working Galaxy List file with the new XML data list
//Close the file
{
string gname = "";
string gRA;
string gDec;
string gMag;
string gMajorAxis;
string gMinorAxis;
string gAltitude;
string gHA;
string gSide;
XElement gXgalaxies = new XElement("TargetGalaxies");
XElement gXrec;
Configuration ss_cfg = new Configuration();
//if targets are to be refreshed, then run a new observing list query and save the results in the gXgalaxies XML list
if (Convert.ToBoolean(ss_cfg.RefreshTargets))
{
///Create object information and datawizard objects
sky6DataWizard tsx_dw = new sky6DataWizard();
///Set query path
tsx_dw.Path = ss_cfg.QueryPath;
tsx_dw.Open();
string tst = tsx_dw.Path;
sky6ObjectInformation tsx_oi = new sky6ObjectInformation();
tsx_oi = tsx_dw.RunQuery;
///
///tsx_oi is an array (tsx_oi.Count) of object information indexed by the tsx_oi.Index property
///
///For each object information in the list, get the name, perform a "Find" and look for the catalog ID. If there is one, print it.
for (int i = 0; i <= (tsx_oi.Count - 1); i++)
{
tsx_oi.Index = i;
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_NAME1);
gname = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_RA_2000);
gRA = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_DEC_2000);
gDec = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_MAG);
gMag = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_MAJ_AXIS_MINS);
gMajorAxis = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_MIN_AXIS_MINS);
gMinorAxis = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_ALT);
gAltitude = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_HA_HOURS);
gHA = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
if (System.Convert.ToDouble(gHA) < 0)
{
gSide = "East";
}
else
{
gSide = "West";
};
gXrec = new XElement("Galaxy",
new XElement("Name", gname),
new XElement("RA", gRA),
new XElement("Dec", gDec),
new XElement("Magnitude", gMag),
new XElement("MajorAxis", gMajorAxis),
new XElement("MinorAxis", gMinorAxis),
new XElement("Altitude", gAltitude),
new XElement("HA", gHA),
new XElement("Side", gSide));
//check for galaxy size, if less than the configured minimum, then discard
if (Convert.ToDouble(gMajorAxis) >= Convert.ToDouble(ss_cfg.MinGalaxySize))
{
gXgalaxies.Add(gXrec);
}
}
gXgalaxies.Save(ss_cfg.GalaxyListPath);
return;
}
else
{
//List is not to be refreshed. Look for the "SuperScanObservingList" in the SuperScan directory.
// if one, then parse it into an XML tree
if (File.Exists(ss_cfg.ObservingListPath))
{
ObservingListLoader oLoad = new ObservingListLoader(ss_cfg.ObservingListPath);
XElement oListX = oLoad.TSXtoXML();
//The XML doc may or may not have all the galaxy information that we need, so use the Find function to go through the
//targets and capture all the information
TheSky64Lib.sky6StarChart tsxsc = new sky6StarChart();
sky6ObjectInformation tsx_oi = new sky6ObjectInformation();
foreach (XElement galaxyXList in oListX.Elements("target"))
{
string gName = galaxyXList.Element("name").Value;
tsxsc.Find(gName);
tsx_oi.Index = 0;
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_NAME1);
gname = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_RA_2000);
gRA = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_DEC_2000);
gDec = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_MAG);
gMag = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_MAJ_AXIS_MINS);
gMajorAxis = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_MIN_AXIS_MINS);
gMinorAxis = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_ALT);
gAltitude = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_HA_HOURS);
gHA = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut.ToString();
if (System.Convert.ToDouble(gHA) < 0)
{
gSide = "East";
}
else
{
gSide = "West";
};
gXrec = new XElement("Galaxy",
new XElement("Name", gname),
new XElement("RA", gRA),
new XElement("Dec", gDec),
new XElement("Magnitude", gMag),
new XElement("MajorAxis", gMajorAxis),
new XElement("MinorAxis", gMinorAxis),
new XElement("Altitude", gAltitude),
new XElement("HA", gHA),
new XElement("Side", gSide));
//check for galaxy size, if less than the configured minimum, then discard
if (Convert.ToDouble(gMajorAxis) >= Convert.ToDouble(ss_cfg.MinGalaxySize))
{
gXgalaxies.Add(gXrec);
}
}
gXgalaxies.Save(ss_cfg.GalaxyListPath);
}
}
}
public static string TargetStarSearch()
{
//Upon instantiation...
//Open empty working XML file for Star list
//Create connection to TSX DataWizard
//Get the path to the query files, then set the path to SuperScanQuery.sdb
//Run the DataWizard
//Create an XML datastructure for the Observing List and load it with Observing LIst entries
//Replace the current working Star List file with the new XML data list
//Close the file
string gName;
double gRA;
double gDec;
//Locate current position on star chart and set FOV to 3 degrees
sky6StarChart tsxsc = new sky6StarChart();
double centerRA = tsxsc.RightAscension;
double centerDec = tsxsc.Declination;
tsxsc.FieldOfView = 3.0;
//Look for closest member of list
//Note the Hour Angle should always be greater than zero
// and the search area witin 3 degrees of the center of the chart
// Also only uses HIP stars because "Find" doesn't work on all names, like Tycho
double bestSeparation = 100.0;
double tSeparation;
TargetRA = centerRA;
TargetDec = centerDec;
sky6ObjectInformation tsx_oi = new sky6ObjectInformation();
do
{
//tsx_oi = GetStars(); // will return null if null tsx_oi (including exception thrown) or count = 0;
//Runs the database query and checks results. objecty information false
// else returns null
sky6DataWizard tsx_dw = new sky6DataWizard();
///Set query path
tsx_dw.Path = StarSearchDBQPath;
tsx_dw.Open();
string tst = tsx_dw.Path;
try { tsx_oi = tsx_dw.RunQuery; }
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
return(null);
}
if (tsx_oi.Count == 0)
{
return(null);
}
//
//
if (tsx_oi == null)
{
MessageBox.Show("Waiting half a minute for a better target star");
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(30000); //sleep for thirty seconds then try again
}
} while (tsx_oi == null);
int oiCount = tsx_oi.Count;
for (int i = 0; i < oiCount; i++)
{
tsx_oi.Index = i;
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_NAME1);
gName = (string)tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut;
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_RA_2000);
gRA = (double)tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut;
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_DEC_2000);
gDec = (double)tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut;
if (gName.Contains("HIP"))
{
tSeparation = ComputeDistance(centerRA, centerDec, gRA, gDec);
if (tSeparation < bestSeparation)
{
bestSeparation = tSeparation;
TargetName = gName;
TargetRA = gRA;
TargetDec = gDec;
}
}
}
tsxsc.Find(TargetName);
return(TargetName);
}
public ObjectList(DBQFileManagement.SearchType searchDB, DateTime duskDateLocal, DateTime dawnDateLocal)
{
//Determine if search database file exists, if not, create it
if (!DBQFileManagement.DBQsInstalled())
{
DBQFileManagement.InstallDBQs();
}
//Load the path to the selected search database query
sky6DataWizard tsxdw = new sky6DataWizard();
tsxdw.Path = DBQFileManagement.GetDBQPath(searchDB);
//Set the search date for the dusk query
sky6StarChart tsxs = new sky6StarChart();
tsxs.DocumentProperty(Sk6DocumentProperty.sk6DocProp_Latitude);
oLat = tsxs.DocPropOut;
tsxs.DocumentProperty(Sk6DocumentProperty.sk6DocProp_Longitude);
oLong = tsxs.DocPropOut;
double jdate = Celestial.DateToJulian(duskDateLocal.ToUniversalTime());
tsxs.SetDocumentProperty(Sk6DocumentProperty.sk6DocProp_JulianDateNow, jdate);
tsxdw.Open();
//sky6ObjectInformation tsxoi = new sky6ObjectInformation();
sky6ObjectInformation tsxoi = tsxdw.RunQuery;
//Fill in data arrays (for speed purposes)
int tgtcount = tsxoi.Count;
for (int i = 0; i < tgtcount; i++)
{
tsxoi.Index = i;
//tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_ALL_INFO);
//var AllInfo = tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut;
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_NAME1);
oname = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_OBJECTTYPE);
otype = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_MAJ_AXIS_MINS);
osize = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_RISE_TIME);
orise = (duskDateLocal - duskDateLocal.TimeOfDay).AddHours(tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_SET_TIME);
oset = (duskDateLocal - duskDateLocal.TimeOfDay).AddHours(tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_DEC_2000);
oDec = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_RA_2000);
oRA = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
//compute the duration
oduration = Celestial.IntervalOverlap(duskDateLocal, dawnDateLocal, orise, oset);
//compute the maximum altitude
omaxaltitude = ComputeMaxAltitude(duskDateLocal, dawnDateLocal, oRA, oDec, oLat, oLong);
// if the duration is greater than zero, then add it
if (oduration > 0)
{
dbqList.Add(new DBQObject(oname, otype, osize, oset, orise, oDec, oRA, oLat, oLong, oduration, omaxaltitude));
}
}
//Note that all these entries should have at least some duration
//Set the search date for the dawn query
jdate = Celestial.DateToJulian(dawnDateLocal.ToUniversalTime());
tsxs.SetDocumentProperty(Sk6DocumentProperty.sk6DocProp_JulianDateNow, jdate);
tsxdw.Open();
tsxoi = tsxdw.RunQuery;
//check each entry to see if it is already in the dusk list
// if so, just ignor, if not get the resf of the info and add it
for (int i = 0; i < tsxoi.Count; i++)
{
tsxoi.Index = i;
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_NAME1);
oname = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
bool newEntry = true;
foreach (DBQObject tgt in dbqList)
{
if (tgt.Name == oname)
{
newEntry = false;
break;
}
}
if (newEntry)
{
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_OBJECTTYPE);
otype = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_MAJ_AXIS_MINS);
osize = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_RISE_TIME);
orise = (duskDateLocal - duskDateLocal.TimeOfDay).AddHours(tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_SET_TIME);
oset = (duskDateLocal - duskDateLocal.TimeOfDay).AddHours(tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_DEC_2000);
oDec = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
tsxoi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_RA_2000);
oRA = (tsxoi.ObjInfoPropOut);
//compute the duration
oduration = Celestial.IntervalOverlap(duskDateLocal, dawnDateLocal, orise, oset);
//compute the maximum altitude
omaxaltitude = ComputeMaxAltitude(duskDateLocal, dawnDateLocal, oRA, oDec, oLat, oLong);
// if the duration is greater than zero, then add it
if (oduration > 0)
{
dbqList.Add(new DBQObject(oname, otype, osize, oset, orise, oDec, oRA, oLat, oLong, oduration, omaxaltitude));
}
}
}
//Now clear out all the entries that have no duration between
//Reset tsx to computer clock
tsxs.SetDocumentProperty(Sk6DocumentProperty.sk6DocProp_UseComputerClock, 1);
tsxs = null;
tsxoi = null;
return;
}
