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 ====== Orbital Calculator 2.0.4 Release ======
-Added three new functions:
+[{{ :blog:articles:info:hohmann.png?nolink&400|Hohmann transfer calculations for Earth to/from Mars migration}}]
-  - Calculate Distances between stars (using start-chart coordinates)
+Added three new calculations:
-  - Calculate apparent magnitude of stars from other stars
+  - Distances between stars (using start-chart coordinates)
-  - Calculate Hohmann Transfer Orbits
+  - Apparent magnitude of stars from other stars
+  - Hohmann Transfer Orbits
+Hohmann transfer orbits allow migration from a lower to a higher orbit or vice-versa. When used for interplanetary travel, these are solar orbits, but this kind of orbit can be used to move satellites to a higher altitude (or bring them back to a lower one).
+The distances between stars is calculated from star-chart coordinates by first converting from the spherical coordinate system to a rectangular one. The apparent magnitude of the two stars (from each other) is calculated at the same time.
+=== ===
+See [[blog:articles:software:orbital_calculator|Orbital Calculator description page]] for more details or go straight to the [[blog:aardvaark:downloads|Downloads]] page.