Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site deepthot.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!deepthot!julian From: julian@deepthot.UUCP (Julian Davies) Newsgroups: net.astro Subject: Re: astronomical references/algorithms wanted Message-ID: <235@deepthot.UUCP> Date: Sun, 18-Mar-84 17:06:04 EST Article-I.D.: deepthot.235 Posted: Sun Mar 18 17:06:04 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Mar-84 07:59:40 EST References: <424@sequent.UUCP> Organization: UWO CS, London Canada Lines: 4 I suppose the phases of the moon might be computed reasonably with e sine curve, but for anything more precise, the moon is the worst object of all to compute positions of. Its motion is decidedly non-linear. good luck!