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- | You can now also perform two-body calculations by selecting two gravitational masses and the distance between them. By taking | + | You can now also perform two-body calculations by selecting two gravitational masses and the distance between them. This will try and take into consideration |
===== Additional Enhancements ===== | ===== Additional Enhancements ===== | ||
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- | Wherever a value is less than (but not equal to) 0.00, youll see a ~ beside it to indicate this. Hovering over the value will, as stated above, reveal greater precision. For example, you can see the surface gravity of Betelgeuse is ~0.00. Hovering over it will display 0.0003. | + | Wherever a value is more than 0.00 but less than 0.01, you' |
===== New Features ===== | ===== New Features ===== | ||
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===== Feature List ===== | ===== Feature List ===== | ||
+ | * **Schwartzschild and Photon Sphere** radii calculated as a factor of mass | ||
+ | * **Synodic Periods** calculated from orbital distances (and central mass) | ||
+ | * **Synodic Periods** calculated from orbital periods | ||
* **New Objects** added to database - six stars and one more asteroid | * **New Objects** added to database - six stars and one more asteroid | ||
* **Automatic Calculation** wherever it makes sense, so you don't have to hit a ' | * **Automatic Calculation** wherever it makes sense, so you don't have to hit a ' | ||
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* **Lagrange Points** calculated as distance from the surfaces of the host and satellite mass | * **Lagrange Points** calculated as distance from the surfaces of the host and satellite mass | ||
* **Two-Body Orbits** taking into consideration the masses of both host and satellite | * **Two-Body Orbits** taking into consideration the masses of both host and satellite | ||
+ | * **Hohmann Transfer Orbits** for low-energy migration | ||
+ | * **Distance Between Two Stars** using star-chart coordinates | ||
+ | * **Apparent Magnitude** of a star from another star | ||
* **Distance from Period** when all you know is the host mass and and the orbital period | * **Distance from Period** when all you know is the host mass and and the orbital period | ||
* **Satellite Footprint from Altitude** | * **Satellite Footprint from Altitude** | ||
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* **Surface Area** of footprint in square kilometres | * **Surface Area** of footprint in square kilometres | ||
* **Maximum Period of Visibility** of satellite from the ground | * **Maximum Period of Visibility** of satellite from the ground | ||
+ | * **Visibility over Horizon** How far from an object (e.g. mountain) can you be and still see it? | ||
* **Age from Orbit** calculate someone' | * **Age from Orbit** calculate someone' | ||
* **Age and Weight on Solar System Planets** | * **Age and Weight on Solar System Planets** | ||
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* **Portable** means it doesn' | * **Portable** means it doesn' | ||
- | ===== Download ===== | + | ====== Download |
You can download the latest versions from the [[blog: | You can download the latest versions from the [[blog: | ||
blog/articles/software/orbital_calculator.txt · Last modified: 2022/08/28 11:30 by Phil Ide