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BASIC Programs from Sky & Telescope| BASIC Programs from Sky & Telescope Magazine | ||
| File Name | Issue | Brief Description |
| METEOR.BAS | Jan 87, p. 83 |
Compute flight of meteors |
| OBSCUR.BAS | Nov 86, p. 515 |
Obscuration at a solar eclipse |
| SURF.BAS | Oct 86, p. 392 |
Surface brightness of an extended object |
| SPHE.BAS | Sep 86, p. 278 |
Measure radius of curvature with a spherometer |
| REACT.BAS | Aug 86, p. 174 |
Test your personal reaction time |
| ALTAZ2.BAS | Jul 86, p. 70 |
How to correct altitudes for refraction |
| MODEL.BAS | Apr 86, p. 398 |
Create model of star cluster |
| EASTER.BAS | Mar 86, p. 294 |
Compute date of Easter |
| TRACK.BAS | Feb 86, p. 190 |
Astrophoto tracking tolerances |
| COMET.BAS | Dec 85, p. 590 |
Compute the ephemeris of a comet |
| XYZ.BAS | Nov 85, p. 470 |
X,Y,Z coordinates of the Sun |
| SAROS.BAS | Oct 85, p. 366 |
Saros numbers for solar eclipses |
| HELIAC.BAS | Sep 85, p. 261 |
Heliacal rise and set times |
| KEPLER.BAS | Aug 85, p. 158 |
Solve Kepler's equation (celestial mechanics) |
| CALENDAR.BAS | Jul 85, p. 62 |
Perpetual calendar (Gregorian) |
| SHUTTR.BAS | Jun 85, p. 158 |
Shutter speeds for astrophotography |
| WAVEL.BAS | Jun 85, p. 544 |
Positions of absorption lines in a spectrum |
| STEPPR.BAS | Apr 85, p. 350 |
Controlling a stepper motor |
| MOONS.BAS | Mar 85, p. 254 |
Dates and times of new and full Moon |
| PHOTOM.BAS | Feb 85, p. 158 |
Reducing photometric observations |
| LHEIGHT.BAS | Jan 85, p. 62 |
Compute heights of lunar features |
| GLOB1.BAS | Dec 84, p. 555 |
Distribution of globular clusters (Apple II) |
| GLOB2.BAS | Dec 84, p. 555 |
Distribution of globular clusters (Apple II) |
| LENS.BAS | Nov 84, p. 450 |
Calculate curves for an aplanatic lens |
| GWMONTH.BAS | Oct 84, p. 347 |
Convert month number to name |
| SUNSHINE.BAS | Sep 84, p. 254 |
Hours of sunshine for a specific latitude |
| ANGSEP.BAS | Aug 84, p. 159 |
Angular separation of two celestial objects |
| STAY.BAS | Jul 84, p. 62 |
Comet's time spent inside Earth's orbit |
| ALTAZ.BAS | Jun 84, p. 558 |
Star altitude and azimuth at a given time |
| GMST.BAS | Jun 84, p. 558 |
Sidereal time for Greenwich meridian |
| CALJD.BAS | May 84, p. 454 |
Convert calendar date to Julian day |
| JDCAL.BAS | May 84, p. 454 |
Convert Julian day to calendar date |
| ADDMAG.BAS | Apr 84, p. 359 |
Combined magnitude of two or more stars |
| INTERP.BAS | Apr 84, p. 359 |
Lagrange interpolation (multiple data points) |
