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* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?horizons Horizons website] | * [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?horizons Horizons website] | ||
* In addition to the lunar ephemeris, '''Horizons''' provides similar information for all major and many minor solar system bodies. | * In addition to the lunar ephemeris, '''Horizons''' provides similar information for all major and many minor solar system bodies. | ||
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| − | + | </div> : if you need help learning to use the '''Horizons''' system, here is a downloadable text file explaining how to use the '''Horizons''' web interface to determine exactly what the Moon would have looked like to [[Galileo%20Galilei|Galileo Galilei]] if he happened to be looking from his home in Italy on the evening of November 30, 1609. <span class="membersnap">- JimMosher</span> | |
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* Since the preceding document was prepared, a [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?horizons_tutorial Tutorial] has appeared on the Horizons website giving clearer details of how to use the ephemeris, including targeting specific features on the Moon. | * Since the preceding document was prepared, a [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?horizons_tutorial Tutorial] has appeared on the Horizons website giving clearer details of how to use the ephemeris, including targeting specific features on the Moon. | ||
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Revision as of 20:21, 22 April 2018
Contents
JPL Horizons
(glossary entry)
Description
An ephemeris service provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This is the definitive source of information about the Moon's location and orientation in space as viewed from any position in the solar system.
Additional Information
- Horizons website
- In addition to the lunar ephemeris, Horizons provides similar information for all major and many minor solar system bodies.
- Since the preceding document was prepared, a Tutorial has appeared on the Horizons website giving clearer details of how to use the ephemeris, including targeting specific features on the Moon.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
