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kosmorro

computes astronomical ephemerides including moon phases and planet visibility

TLDR

Show today's ephemerides
$ kosmorro
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Show ephemerides for a specific date
$ kosmorro --date [2024-01-15]
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Set observer location for rise/set times
$ kosmorro --latitude [48.8566] --longitude [2.3522]
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Export ephemerides as PDF
$ kosmorro --format pdf --output [sky.pdf]
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Show in a specific timezone
$ kosmorro --timezone [Europe/Paris]
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SYNOPSIS

kosmorro [options]

DESCRIPTION

kosmorro computes astronomical ephemerides including moon phases, planet visibility, and celestial events. Displays sunrise, sunset, and astronomical twilight times for a given location. On first run, it downloads necessary computation files to `~/.kosmorro-cache`. Useful for astronomy enthusiasts and photographers.

PARAMETERS

--date date

Date to compute (YYYY-MM-DD).
--latitude degrees
Observer latitude.
--longitude degrees
Observer longitude.
--timezone tz
Timezone for display.
--format format
Output format (text, json, pdf).
--output file
Output file path.

CAVEATS

Requires an internet connection on first run to download ephemeris data files. Location coordinates must be provided for rise/set time calculations. PDF output requires a LaTeX installation.

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