https://github.com/brandon-rhodes/python-jplephem
Tip revision: e01a35e1d9c35ec83d83a9c2ab5b06460dcc127c authored by Brandon Rhodes on 11 February 2018, 20:37:58 UTC
Version 2.7
Version 2.7
Tip revision: e01a35e
README.md
Welcome to the repository for the `jplephem` Python library!
The package is a Python implementation of the math that standard JPL
ephemerides use to predict raw (x,y,z) planetary positions. It is one
of the foundations of the Skyfield astronomy library for Python:
http://rhodesmill.org/skyfield/
But you can also use `jplephem` standalone to generate raw vectors. If
that is your use case, then simply head over to its documentation and
download link on the Python Package Index:
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/jplephem
If you want to install it with `conda`, there is a recipe at:
https://github.com/conda-forge/jplephem-feedstock
This repository is where `jplephem` is maintained. You will find its
source code beneath the `jplephem` directory that sits alongside the
`setup.py` file. You can run its tests with:
wget https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/generic_kernels/spk/planets/a_old_versions/de405.bsp
wget https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/generic_kernels/spk/planets/a_old_versions/de421.bsp
pip install de421
python -m unittest discover jplephem
Enjoy!