Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tektronix.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!paulh From: paulh@tektronix.UUCP (Paul Hoefling) Newsgroups: net.astro Subject: Re: Programs Wanted (Saul Jaffe) Message-ID: <4757@tektronix.UUCP> Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 19:14:27 EST Article-I.D.: tektroni.4757 Posted: Mon Jan 14 19:14:27 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 16-Jan-85 04:51:05 EST Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 20 > I would like to know if anybody has any programs that I could use > to calculate the phases of the moon for any given date. I would > settle for a simple algorithm or a pointer to books that might have > the info I want. Thanks very much. I just happen to have an interesting book with me this morning: Celestial Basic Astronomy on Your Computer by Eric Burgess (c) 1982 by SYBEX, Inc. It contains a collection of astronomy-oriented software (unfortunately written in BASIC, and *bad* BASIC at that!) which should be not too difficult to port. One of your local computer stores should have this book. -- Paul Hoefling (...!tektronix!paulh) Information Pack Rat