SOFA-an IAU service fit for the future
Abstract
Standards of Fundamental Astronomy (SOFA) is an International Astronomical Union (IAU) service that provides accessible and authoritative algorithms and procedures that implement standard models used in fundamental astronomy. This paper summaries the current status, noting the changes during 2009-2012, and discusses issues that may arise in the future.
- Publication:
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Highlights of Astronomy
- Pub Date:
- March 2015
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2015HiA....16..225H
- Keywords:
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- time;
- reference systems;
- astrometry