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From: paulh@tektronix.UUCP (Paul Hoefling)
Newsgroups: net.astro
Subject: Re: Programs Wanted (Saul Jaffe)
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Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 19:14:27 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 14 19:14:27 1985
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> 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)
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