iMariner Celestial Navigation for Pc

1. - sight preparation : iMariner proposes you the best objects, here position (azimut and elevation), and the approximate time of the day the observation can take (nautical_twilight or nautical dawn).

2. - reduces a sight : getting your observed altitude and the precise time, it calculate Intercept and Azimut.

3. - displays almanac informations : Sun, Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and 92 brightest stars.

4. You don't need any calculation ! Simply report Intercept and Azimut to your navigational chart.

5. Extraction of 92 stars >= 2.5 Mag from the vizier catalog, completed with some stars and star names.

6. At this step, you can use these almanac data with HO.249 tables, if you want to reduce manually.

7. iMariner has been inspirated by astronomical works of the following people.

8. Planets : VSOP87D theoryTables extracted from and adapted to Objective-C.

9. iMariner is a standalone application.

10. It is light and calculations are optimized to save energy on your boat.

11. Ochsenbein F., Acker A., Legrand E., Poncelet J.M., Thuet-Fleck E.

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