/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ra"></param>
/// <param name="dec"></param>
/// <param name="lat"></param>
/// <param name="lon"></param>
/// <param name="jd"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static structAltAz GetAltAz(double ra, double dec, double lat, double lon, double jd)
{
ASCOM.Astrometry.OnSurface OS = new ASCOM.Astrometry.OnSurface();
OS.Latitude = lat;
OS.Longitude = lon;
OS.Height = Properties.Settings.Default.site_altitude;
OS.Temperature = Properties.Settings.Default.site_temperature;
OS.Temperature = Properties.Settings.Default.site_pressure;
ASCOM.Utilities.Util UT = new ASCOM.Utilities.Util();
double JDate = UT.DateLocalToJulian(DateTime.Now);
double Zd = 0.0;
double Az = 0.0;
double RaR = 0.0;
double DecR = 0.0;
ASCOM.Astrometry.NOVAS.NOVAS31 N = new ASCOM.Astrometry.NOVAS.NOVAS31();
N.Equ2Hor(JDate, 0, ASCOM.Astrometry.Accuracy.Reduced, 0, 0, OS, ra, dec, ASCOM.Astrometry.RefractionOption.LocationRefraction, ref Zd, ref Az, ref RaR, ref DecR);
//N.Equ2Hor(jd, 0, ASCOM.Astrometry.Accuracy.Reduced, 0, 0, OS, ra, dec, ASCOM.Astrometry.RefractionOption.LocationRefraction, ref Zd, ref Az, ref RaR, ref DecR);
structAltAz ret_value = default(structAltAz);
ret_value.Alt = 90.0 - Zd;
ret_value.Az = Az;
return(ret_value);
}
/// <summary>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="RA">The right ascension in decimal value</param>
/// <param name="Dec">The declination in decimal value</param>
/// <param name="Lat">The latitude in decimal value</param>
/// <param name="Long">The longitude in decimal value</param>
/// <param name="Date">The date(time) in UTC</param>
/// <returns>The altitude and azimuth in decimal value</returns>
public static structAltAz Calculate(double RA, double Dec, double Lat, double Long, DateTime Date)
{
structAltAz ret_value = default(structAltAz);
// Day offset and Local Siderial Time
double dayOffset = (Date - new DateTime(2000, 1, 1, 12, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc)).TotalDays;
double LST = (100.46 + 0.985647 * dayOffset + Long + 15 * (Date.Hour + Date.Minute / 60d) + 360) % 360;
// Hour Angle
double HA = (LST - RA + 360) % 360;
// HA, DEC, Lat to Alt, AZ
double x = Math.Cos(HA * (Math.PI / 180)) * Math.Cos(Dec * (Math.PI / 180));
double y = Math.Sin(HA * (Math.PI / 180)) * Math.Cos(Dec * (Math.PI / 180));
double z = Math.Sin(Dec * (Math.PI / 180));
double xhor = x * Math.Cos((90 - Lat) * (Math.PI / 180)) - z * Math.Sin((90 - Lat) * (Math.PI / 180));
double yhor = y;
double zhor = x * Math.Sin((90 - Lat) * (Math.PI / 180)) + z * Math.Cos((90 - Lat) * (Math.PI / 180));
double az = Math.Atan2(yhor, xhor) * (180 / Math.PI) + 180;
double alt = Math.Asin(zhor) * (180 / Math.PI);
ret_value.Alt = alt;
ret_value.Az = az;
return(ret_value);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns a struct with alt & az coordinates of an object given it's Ra & Dec from a specific lat & lon on a specific date (jd)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Lat"></param>
/// <param name="Lon"></param>
/// <param name="Ra"></param>
/// <param name="Dec"></param>
/// <param name="Prof"></param>
/// <param name="jd"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static structAltAz GetAltAz(double Lat, double Lon, double Ra, double Dec, clsSharedData Prof, double jd)
{
//Lat = Current Observing Latitude
//Lon = Current Observing Longitude
//Ra = Right Ascention of Object
//Dec = Declination of object
//jd = Julian Date
//GSTime = GMT Sidereal Time
structAltAz ret_value = default(structAltAz);
double ASCOMAlt = 0;
double ASCOMAz = 0;
ASCOM.Astrometry.NOVASCOM.Site Site = default(ASCOM.Astrometry.NOVASCOM.Site);
ASCOM.Utilities.Util utl = default(ASCOM.Utilities.Util);
ASCOM.Astrometry.NOVASCOM.Star Obj = default(ASCOM.Astrometry.NOVASCOM.Star);
ASCOM.Astrometry.NOVASCOM.PositionVector PosVector = default(ASCOM.Astrometry.NOVASCOM.PositionVector);
//ASCOM.Astrometry.SiteInfo Site = default(ASCOM.Astrometry.SiteInfo);
//ASCOM.Astrometry.PosVector PVector = default(ASCOM.Astrometry.PosVector);
ASCOM.Astrometry.NOVAS.NOVAS31 N = new ASCOM.Astrometry.NOVAS.NOVAS31();
ASCOM.Astrometry.SOFA.SOFA S = new ASCOM.Astrometry.SOFA.SOFA();
ASCOM.Astrometry.OnSurface onSurface = default(ASCOM.Astrometry.OnSurface);
onSurface = new ASCOM.Astrometry.OnSurface();
onSurface.Latitude = Lat;
onSurface.Longitude = Lon;
onSurface.Height = Properties.Settings.Default.site_altitude;
onSurface.Pressure = Properties.Settings.Default.site_pressure;
onSurface.Pressure = Properties.Settings.Default.site_temperature;
Site = new ASCOM.Astrometry.NOVASCOM.Site();
utl = new ASCOM.Utilities.Util();
Obj = new ASCOM.Astrometry.NOVASCOM.Star();
PosVector = new ASCOM.Astrometry.NOVASCOM.PositionVector();
//Site = new ASCOM.Astrometry.SiteInfo();
//PVector = new ASCOM.Astrometry.PosVector();
//double jd = JDNow();
double GSTime = GMSTime();
Site.Latitude = Lat;
Site.Longitude = Lon;
Site.Height = Properties.Settings.Default.site_altitude;
Site.Pressure = Properties.Settings.Default.site_pressure;
Site.Temperature = Properties.Settings.Default.site_temperature;
PosVector.SetFromSite(Site, GSTime);
Obj.Set(Ra, Dec, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
PosVector = Obj.GetTopocentricPosition(jd, Site, false);
ASCOMAlt = PosVector.Elevation;
ASCOMAz = PosVector.Azimuth;
ret_value.Alt = ASCOMAlt;
ret_value.Az = ASCOMAz;
return(ret_value);
}