Hilal-Obs: Authentication agorithm for new moon visibility report
Abstract
Hilal-Obs authenticates lunar crescent first visibility reports. The code, written in Python, uses PyEphem (ascl:1112.014) for astrometrics, and takes into account all the factors that affect lunar crescent visibility, including atmospheric extinction, observer physiology, sky and lunar brightness, contrast threshold, and the type of observation.
- Publication:
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Astrophysics Source Code Library
- Pub Date:
- April 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021ascl.soft04003F
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- Software