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FROM ELWOOD C. DOWNEY (iraf.noao.edu)
contrib/xephem/xephem_2.6 Xephem 2.6 Interactive Astronomical
Ephemeris Program for X-Windows & Motif
Xephem is an interactive astronomical ephemeris program for X Windows
systems. It computes heliocentric, geocentric and topocentric
information for celestial objects. Xephem has built-in support for
all planets; the moons of Jupiter, Saturn and Earth and Mars' central
meridian longitude. Xephem supports objects in heliocentric or Earth
orbit given the appropriate elements. Sample databases of over 16000
objects are included in the release kit. Xephem generates data in
configurable tabular forms and in several detailed graphical formats.
Xephem can plot and list all data fields and can be programmed to
search for arbitrary circumstances. Xephem can serve as the control
point for automated telescopes and can connect to auxiliary database
servers in real-time via named streams pipes (UNIX fifos).
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