CelestialSystem

CelestialSystem

is an option for SunPosition, MoonPosition, and related functions that specifies the coordinate system to use for the results.

Details

  • Typical settings for CelestialSystem include:
  • "Horizon"returns results as a pair of altitude/azimuth values
    "Equatorial"returns results as a pair of right ascension/declination values
  • The default setting for CelestialSystem is "Horizon".

Examples

Basic Examples  (1)

Specify that the results should be in equatorial coordinates:

Specify that the results should be in horizon coordinates:

Wolfram Research (2014), CelestialSystem, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CelestialSystem.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2014), CelestialSystem, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CelestialSystem.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2014. "CelestialSystem." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CelestialSystem.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2014). CelestialSystem. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CelestialSystem.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2023_celestialsystem, author="Wolfram Research", title="{CelestialSystem}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CelestialSystem.html}", note=[Accessed: 19-March-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2023_celestialsystem, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={CelestialSystem}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CelestialSystem.html}, note=[Accessed: 19-March-2024 ]}