Thanks- I was wondering if this was a useful tool compared to astropy.
I've used astropy for a couple things:
1) to automatically locate the angle of the sun in the sky in alt and az, and send motor commands to keep my telescope pointed at it for hours
2) to compute the moon and sun locations around a solar eclipse so I could simulate an eclipse in blender
When you use libraries like this you realize you are taking advantage of hundreds, if not thousands of years of technological development and discovery, turbocharged by modern math and software engineering.
I've used astropy for a couple things: 1) to automatically locate the angle of the sun in the sky in alt and az, and send motor commands to keep my telescope pointed at it for hours
2) to compute the moon and sun locations around a solar eclipse so I could simulate an eclipse in blender
When you use libraries like this you realize you are taking advantage of hundreds, if not thousands of years of technological development and discovery, turbocharged by modern math and software engineering.