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==Description==
 
==Description==
  An ephemeris service provided by the [/JPL 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.<br /> <br />  
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  An ephemeris service provided by the [[JPL|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.<br /> <br />  
 
==Additional Information==
 
==Additional Information==
 
* [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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** 79 KB</div></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">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span>
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** 79 KB</div></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">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span>
 
* 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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JPL Horizons

(glossary entry)

Table of Contents

[#JPL Horizons JPL Horizons]
[#JPL Horizons-Description Description]
[#JPL Horizons-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#JPL Horizons-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#JPL Horizons-Bibliography Bibliography]

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.
  • [[file/view/How to use JPL Horizons.rtf/34283361/How to use JPL Horizons.rtf|How to use JPL Horizons.rtf]]
     : 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 Galilei if he happened to be looking from his home in Italy on the evening of November 30, 1609. - JimMosher JimMosher
  • 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




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