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*********** release of 0.15.0

20120428
julian_day.c
Removed not-needed BSD_SOURCE define

Petr Kubanek

20120111
utility.c:
utility.h:
julian_day.c:
Fix problems with double redefinition, pointed by Lukasz Michalik

Petr Kubanek

*********** release of 0.14.0

20110730
airmass.c:
Added ln_get_alt_from_airmass function

doc/doxyfile.in,doc/doxyfile
Generate input doxyfile from doxyfile.in

Petr Kubanek

20090917
sidereal_time.c:
Fix problem with double transformation of degrees to hours, pointed by Edward Falk

*********** release of 0.13.0

20090514
heliocentric_time.h:
heliocentric_time.c:
test.c:
Added heliocentric time corrections calculations.

Petr Kubanek

20090420
julian_day.h:
Removed "#ifndef __WIN32__" to make ln_get_date_from_timet function available in win32

ln_types.h:
Changed tv_sec type from long to time_t to match standard definition
Clarified field documentation for ln_nutation

julian_day.c:
Removed "#ifndef __WIN32__" to make ln_get_date_from_timet function available in win32
Remove platform-dependent code form ln_get_date_from_sys. The function now simply makes a call to gettimeofday() - a Win32 implementation is supplied in utility.c, and this function is no longer limited to one-second precision under Windows.

nutation.c:
Fixed two values in nutation coefficients table
Fixed method used to compute longitude/obliquity offsets. The general form of the calculation is supposed to be, e.g., coeff*sin(D+M+MM+F+O), not coeff*(sin(D) + sin(M) + sin(MM) + ...)
Added correct computation for mean ecliptic (Meeus eq 22.2)
(These fixes also fix ln_get_apparent_sidereal_time, and affect:
ln_get_solar_equ_coords
ln_get_solar_ecl_coords
ln_get_equ_from_ecl (possibly needs true ecliptic rather than mean)
ln_get_ecl_from_equ (possibly needs true ecliptic rather than mean)
)

utility.c:
Fixed gettimeofday Win32 implementation:
should not add timezone offset - _ftime_s and gettimeofday both work in terms of seconds since Jan 1 1970, UTC
Added some explicit casts to remove compile warnings
Cleaned up implementations of ln_deg_to_hms, ln_rad_to_hms, ln_deg_to_dms, and ln_rad_to_hms

patch provided by Kevin Ivarsen, applied by Petr Kubanek

20090323
Fixed issues while compling on Sun/Solaris (acosl, round, ..)

Petr Kubanek

*********** release of 0.12.3

20090114
Another fix of MS Windows support

patch provided by Stephane Lamoliatte, applied by Petr Kubanek

20081008
Fixed MS Windows support

patch provided by Stephane Lamoliatte, applied by Petr Kubanek

*********** release of 0.12.2

20080516
Fixed bug #1838539.

Petr Kubanek

20080413
Fixed bug #1940972.

Petr Kubanek

20071127
Fixed bug #1838359.

Petr Kubanek

20071115
Fixed time.h issues.

Petr Kubanek

20070709
Fixed bug in julian_day.c, reported by Michael Richmod.

Petr Kubanek

20070125
fixed

[ 1644739 ] DEC coordinate error in ln_get_equ_pm_epoch

Petr Kubanek

*********** release of 0.12.1

20070117
Bug-fix of RST.

-src/rise_set.c

check_coords function, rewrite H1 checks, fix some nasty bugs which
were there.

-lntest/test.c

Additional tests for RST functions (hyp_future_rst_test).
Fix RST tests - error will be displayed if libnova calculates wrong
circumpolar value.

Petr Kubanek

20070117
Future functions, which calculated next rises.

-src/rise_set.c
-src/libnova/rise_set.h

Add _next_rst_future functions.

-src/elliptic_motion.c
-src/libnova/elliptic_motion.h
-src/parabolic_motion.c
-src/libnova/parabolic_motion.h
-src/hyperbolic_motion.c
-src/libnova/hyperbolic_motion.h

Add _next functions (and their variants).

-lntest/test.c

Add test for new functions (ell_rst_test, body_future_rst_test
functions).

Petr Kubanek

20070116
libnova is now ported to Win32 with the following changes.

-src/julian_day.c

Added preprocessing directive for POSIX header (sys/time.h) exclusion for Win32 compilation.
Changed ln_get_date_from_sys to be compatible with Win32.

-src/misc.c

Added preprocessing directive for POSIX header (unistd.h) exclusion for Win32 compilation.
Changed libnova.h include to libnova/libnova.h.

-src/utility.c

Added preprocessing directive for POSIX header (unistd.h) exclusion for Win32 compilation.
Added functions gettimeofday, gmtime_r, and strtok_r to substitute for their POSIX coupterparts.
Added functions cbrt, nan, and round to subsistute, in C89, for their C99 counterparts.

-src/libnova/ln_types.h

Added definitions of struct timeval and struct timezone to subtitute in Win32 for their POSIX counterparts.

-src/libnova/utility.h

Added include of time.h.
Added declarations of new functions noted in this change under src/utility.c

Daniel Schultze

20070116
-src/rise_set.c
-src/libnova/rise_set.h

Add various _next_ & _horizon functions.
Add ln_get_motion_body_rst_horizon function.
Fix dynamic time diffs in rst functions - remove dynamical time
correction from object_rst, where it's not needed, use it only for
nr, nt and ns corrections (interpolation coeficient) in body &
motion_body variants.
Add dm corrections for object calculation, as 0.01 is ~ 10 minutes.

-src/elliptic_motion.c
-src/libnova/elliptic_motion.h
-src/parabolic_motion.c
-src/libnova/parabolic_motion.h
-src/hyperbolic_motion.c
-src/libnova/hyperbolic_motion.h

Change _rst calculation to use generic motion_body code.
Add _horizont functions.

-lntest/test.c

Change Arcturus test times.
Add test for Venus RST.
Add tests for _next functions.

Petr Kubanek

20070115
-lntest/test.c

Add test for Venus RST.

Petr Kubanek

20070112
-src/rise_set.c
-src/libnova/rise_set.h

Replace "horizont" with correct "horizon" (typo).
Add ln_get_object_rst_horizon function.

-src/solar.c
-src/libnova/solar.c
-src/mercury.c
-src/venus.c
-src/lunar.c
-src/libnova/lunar.h
-src/mars.c
-src/jupiter.c
-src/saturn.c
-src/urans.c
-src/neptune.c
-src/pluto.c

Replace "horizont" with correct "horizon" (typo).

-src/elliptic_motion.c
-src/parabolic_motion.c
-src/hyperbolic_motion.c

Return -1 when object is never visible.

Petr Kubanek

20060901
-src/transform.h

Change code how az is calculated if dec = +- 90.

-lntest/test.c

Add tests for ln_get_hrz_from_equ when dec = +- 90.

Petr Kubanek

20060611
-lntest/test.c

Add TNO test, which explain MPO Epoch (which have anomaly, and hence
to fit to Libnova perihelion-pass epoch, M/n have to be substracted)

-src/elliptic_motion.c

Change atan2 to asin, and put correct parameters.
Petr Kubanek

20060316
-src/dynamical_time.c
-src/utility.c
-lntest/test.c

Updated dynamical time constants from US Navy.
Fixed bug in interpolation.

Fix suppilied by HG Zaunick
Liam Girdwood

*********** release of 0.12.0

20060215
-src/julina_day.c
-src/libnova/julian_day.h

Add ln_get_date_from_timet and ln_get_date_from_tm functions.

Petr Kubanek

20060117
-src/rise_set.c

Bug fixed error at calculation whenever circumpolar object is always
above or bellow horizont.

-lntest/test.c

Add tests for ln_get_object_rst function.

Petr Kubanek

20060110
-src/precession.c

Changed to long double, use l goniometric functions

-src/proper_motion.c

Code cleanup.

-src/transform.c

Solve B1950 and J2000 issues in galactic coordinates transformation.

Add tests.

Petr Kubanek

20051128
-configure.in

Removed doxygen.in reference from configure

20051128
-src/precession.c

Fixed doxygen warning in precession.


20051020
[#1315356] applied

Petr Kubanek

20050925
-src/utility.c

Fixed bug in degrees --> dms overflows

20050922
-src/precession.c

Return ln_range_degrees of ra, otherwise we can get < 0 ra from prec2
function.

Petr Kubanek

20050914
-src/airmass.h
-src/libnova/airmass.h

Airmass code

Petr Kubanek

20050908
-src/parallax.c
-src/libnova/parallax.h

Add Parallax routines (Ch. 39).

Petr Kubanek

20050906
        -src/precession.c

Add ln_get_equ_prec2 to calculate precission between arbitary dates.

-src/libnova/ln_types.h

JD2000 #define.

Petr Kubanek

20050717
-src/rise_set.c
-src/libnova/rise_set.h

Add LN_SIDEREAL_DAY_SEC and LN_SIDEREAL_DAY_DAY #defines, fix error
in ln_get_object_next_rst (infinite loop in while on some special
occasions).

Petr Kubanek

*********** release of 0.11.0

20050705
- *

Updated copyright and LGPL.

20050704
-src/julian_day.c

Bug fix for ln_zonedate_to_date, not setting date ptr.

20050616
-src/julian_day.c

Bug fix for rounding error in time_t to JD and vice versa.

20050609

- src/julian_day.c
- lntest/test.c

Bug fix ln_date_to_zonedate, added tests for
ln_date_to_zonedate.

20050609

-src/libnova/ln_types.h
-src/utility.h
-ln_test/test.c

Added neg bit in ln_dms for small > -1 neg angles. Not sure why
this had got back in ?

20050609

- src/libnova/proper_motion.h
- src/proper_motion.c

Added variable epoch proper motion func and added units to documentation.


20050607
- src/libnova/ln_types.h
- src/libnova/julian_day.c
- src/julian_day.c
- examples/lunar.c
- examples/sun.c
- examples/mars.c
- examples/asteroid.c
- lntest/test.c

Added ln_zonedate & supporting functions, change examples,
added test to lntest.

- lntest/test.c

Call usleep between sucessive calls to get_jd (so ./test
should pass on fast CPU as well).

- debian/*

Added Debian build directory.

Petr Kubanek

20050506
- src/refraction.c

Fixed bug in refraction calculation.

Radu Corlan

20050503
- src/libnova/ln_types.h, src/utility.h

Removed bitfields

lg


20040712
- src/transform.c, src/libnova/ln_types.h, src/libnova/transform.h

Beta Galactics Coordinates support.

Petr Kubanek

20040712
-numerous

Refactored sun -> solar in API

lg


*********** release of 0.10.1

20040906
-src/libnova/solar.h

Removed private function from header

Liam Girdwood

20040906
- src/julian_day.c

Fixed micro second overflow bug in ln_get_date_from_sys

Liam Girdwood


************* release of 0.10.0

20042905
- Added logo

Edward Rands, Liam Girdwood


20042805
-src/hyperbolic.c, src/libnova/hyperbolic.h, src/libnova/solar.h

Fixed doxygen typos

Liam Girdwood

20042005
-src/hyperbolic.c, src/libnova/hyperbolic.h

Added hyperbolic motion of bodies

Petr Kubanek

20040205
-src/utility.c

Added overflow detection in *_to_hms(), *_to_dms()

20040105
-src/transform.c
-examples/transforms.c

Fixed quadrant range bug and added transform example

20041904
-src/utility.c

Simplify some basic conversions.

Juan Carlos Remis

20041704
-examples/sun.c

Fixed typo in example code

Liam Girdwood

20041804
-src/elliptic_motion.c
-src/parabolic_motion.c

Change RST to use IAU longitudes.

Liam Girdwood

20041704
-src/rise_set.c

Change RST to use IAU longitudes.

Liam Girdwood

20041004
-src/rise_set.c

Fixed bug with correct side of
angles passed to ln_interpolate3
in ln_get_body_rst_horizont

Petr Kubanek

20041003
-src/aberration.c
-src/nutation.c
-src/transform.c
-src/precession.c
-src/utility.c
-lntest/test.c

Used long doubles internally.
Fixed bug in ln_dms negative bit.

Liam Girdwood

20040703
-src/*.c
-src/libnova/*.h
-lntest/*.c
-examples/*.c

Created new API with ln_ prefix.
All headers are now in src/libnova/ and are installed in
$(prefix)/libnova/

Liam Girdwood, Peter Williams

20042001
-src/transform.c
-src/libnova.h
-lntest/test.c

Changed from longitude measurement from Meeus positively westwards to the
IAU's positively eastwards.

Liam Girdwood, Guillermo Ballester Valor


20033008

-src/julian_day.c

Added Win32 timezone functionality

Liam Girdwood, Pablo Martikian

-src/libnova.h
-src/rise_set.c
-src/elliptic_motion.c

Removed inlines due to build problems on some compilers

Pablo Martikian

-src/transform.c

Removed unintentional debug from CVS

Liam Girdwood

-src/libnova.c

Added #define VERSION for building on Windows

Pablo Martikian

20032508
-src/*.c *.h

Corrected GNU licence to use LGPL

Liam Girdwood

20032403
-src/julian_day.c

Fixed local to UT transformations

Liam Girdwood

20032003
-src/misc.c

Mac OSX does not have malloc.h as it's included in stdlib.h

Paul Ray

-examples/asteroid.c
-examples/Makefile.am

added asteroid example code based on MPCORB data for Pallas.

-src/elliptic motion.c

removed an unintentional change.

-src/libnova.h
-src/elliptic_motion.c

added get_ell_last_perihelion()

Liam Girdwood

20031808
-src/libnova.h
-src/julian_day.c

Added MPC date format to ln_date conversion.

Liam Girdwood

20031708
-src/rise_set.c
-src/julian_day.c
-src/transform.c

Fixed doxygen warnings

-lntest/lntest.c
Updated test's to use dynamical time diff in nutation.

-src/Makefile.am
-src/libnova.h
-src/angular_separation.c
-lntest/test.c

Added angular separation and position angle functions.

Liam Girdwood

20031508
-src/lunar.*

Removed build warnings

Liam Girdwood

20031308
-src/julian_day.c

Fixed divide by hours bug in get_julian_local_date()
to divide by seconds

Pablo Martikian, Liam Girdwood

-src/mercury.c
-src/venus.c
-src/earth.c
-src/mars.c
-src/jupiter.c
-src/saturn.c
-src/uranus.c
-src/neptune.c
-src/pluto.c
-src/elliptic_motion.c
-src/parabolic_motion.c
-src/solar.c

Removed unused variable JD in get_rect_from_helio()

Pablo Martikian, Liam Girdwood

-src/misc.c
Fixed uninitialised variable in interpolate5

Pablo Martikian, Liam Girdwood

-src/nutation.c
Removed build warnings.
Uses JD + delta T Chap 22, equ 22.1

Liam Girdwood, Pablo Martikian

20031208
-src/aberration.*
-src/misc.c
Removed build warnings

Pablo Martikian, Liam Girdwood

-src/libnova.h
Add extra M_PI_* #defines for windows

Pablo Martikian

-configure.in
Added -Wall build option

Liam Girdwood

20033007
-src/julian_day.c
FreeBSD does not have variable timezone.

Kirill Ponomarew, Liam Girdwood

20032907
-src/julian_day.c
Fixed return at line 320

Petr Kubanek

**** Release 0.8.0 ****

20032807
-examples/*
Added some examples.

Liam Girdwood

20032703
-src/lunar.c
Fixed some documentation errors in lunar phase and disk.

Kimura Fuyuku, Liam Girdwood

20032703
-src/julian_day.c
Fixed bug stopping get_julian_day() changing parameter.

Kimura Fuyuku, Liam Girdwood

20032803
-src/libnova.h, libnova.c
Added sign member to struct ln_dms to represent small negative angles.

John R. Thorstensen, Liam Girdwood


**** Release 0.7.0 ****

20032203
-src/lunar.c, libnova.h
Added Lunar longitudes for ascending node and perigee.

Liam Girdwood

20030303
-src/libnova.h
typo - cant spell jupiter at line 1148

Arsita Chetan, Liam Girdwood

20030226
-src/mercury.c - pluto.c, transform.c, solar.c, lunar.c
replaced atan() with atan2() to remove quadrant errors.

Asrita Chetan, Liam Girdwood

20030226
-src/transform.c
ra not in correct quadrant for hrz<->equ coords transformation

Asrita Chetan, Liam Girdwood


20030224
-macros/libnova-check.m4
fixed compilation problem with gcc 3.2

-macros/Makefile.am
Added install rule for libnova-check.m4
Removed unused macros

Liam Girdwood

20030126
-src/parabolic_motion.c, src/elliptic_motion.c
Put true anomaly in correct quadrant.

-* Various
Doxygen documentation updates.

-src/mercury - pluto.c
Added Heliocentrcic rectangular coords.

Liam Girdwood

20030123
-ln_test/test.c
Fixed parabolic tests
Added test results

Liam Girdwood

20030118
-src/mercury .. pluto.c, lunar.c, parabolic_motion.c, elliptic_motion.c
Fixed error in calculation of JD_UT for rise,transit, set times.

Petr Kubanek, Liam Girdwood

20030117
-src/parabolic_motion.c
Change true anomaly to degrees.
Fixed object elongation.

-src/elliptic_motion.c
added get_ell_body_elong();

Liam Girdwood

20030117
-src/rise_set.c, src/libnova.h
Added get_object_next_rst function.

Petr Kubanek

20030116

-src/parabolic_motion.c, src/elliptic_motion.c
Heliocentric and geocentric position functions
had wrong names

Fix by Herbert Straub, Liam Girdwood


20030107
-src/lunar.c in get_lunar_ecl_coords ()
Put longitude in correct quadrant.

Fix supplied by Danie Malan

20030103
- src/transform.c in get_hrz_from_equ ()

Algorithm changed to one, which use atan2 instead of atan function
and thus returns 0..2PI for Azimuth instead of -pi/2..pi/2

- src/julian_day.c in get_julian_day ()

Correct check for 4th October 1582 (Julian/Gregorian calendar)

Petr Kubanek <petr@lascaux.asu.cas.cz>

20022911 - src/julian_day.c in get_timet_from_julian ()

Spurious errors were caused by loctime.tm_isdst not
being initialised to 0.  

Fix supplied by Petr Kubanek <petr@lascaux.asu.cas.cz>


****** Release 0.6.0 ********