JupiterSaturnConvergence.frink

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/** This is a first cut at calculating the great Jupiter-Saturn convergence
    of 2020.  */

use planets.frink

lat  =  40 deg North
long = 105 deg West

for d = #2020-12-16# to #2020-12-27# step 30 min
{
   // This can also be angularSeparation or airlessAngularSeparation
   sep = Planet.angularSeparation[Planet.Jupiter,Planet.Saturn,d,lat,long]
   [az,alt] = Planet.Jupiter.refractedAzimuthAltitude[d, lat, long]
   if (alt > 0 degrees)
      println[d + "\t" + format[sep, degrees, 4] + "\t" + skyDarkness[d,lat,long] + "\t" + format[alt, deg, 3]]
}


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