The NOVAS library can be linked by programs that work with positions of celestial bodies. For example, "Pocket Stars", an astronomy software for Smartphone and PDA platforms, used the NOVAS as its astrometry engine.
A Python library, [http://pynovas.sourceforge.net/ PyNOVAS], can be used to call NOVAS functions from Python. It uses SWIG to connect with the C version of NOVAS.
Adapted from the Wikipedia article Naval Observatory Vector Astrometry Subroutines, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
Naval Observatory Vector Astrometry Subroutines – Usage
The NOVAS library can be linked by programs that work with positions of celestial bodies. For example, "Pocket Stars", an astronomy software for Smartphone and PDA platforms, used the NOVAS as its astrometry engine.
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