Best "How do I calculate sun position?" Books

This practical astronomy guide shows you, the amateur astronomer, how to measure astronomical objects for yourself. This book is an enlightening reference guide for any astronomer (amateur or not). This practical astronomy guide helps you to understand and personally measure some fundamental astronomical quantities and distances. It's easier than you think!

Some geometric math is used and it is helpful that you have a basic understanding of geometry. It is fascinating how simple the useful geometry is. You are taken through the mathematics as simply as possible.

The equipment recommended is simply a typical commercial telescope and a digital camera. The reader will need access to a computer to download the companion free software.

Simple, educational, fascinating and fun. If you want to find the position of the sun, this is it! If you need to know where Jupiter is tonight, this is the book for you. These and so much more is available when you have a basic understanding the objects in the solar system and how they move!

Calculating sun position is going to become more and more important as the demands for alternative energy, especially solar energy. There are many methods of tracking the sun, using shadows and gas bubbles, etc, but the most consistently reliable method is the mathematical algorithms developed over the past decades.

When solar was big in the 1980's many brilliant minds started tracking the sun mathematically to increase efficiency on the power plants, and one of those software engineers was John Clark Craig. He has now created a book which breaks down the highest accuracy solar position algorithm into each of its components so that the engineers who need it today can understand and implement it into the new facilities being constructed.

He then breaks down the application in which the sophisticated algorithms are required and the ones can get away with simpler algorithms.

So, whether you are creating the new state of the art solar facility to power a large city, creating a research facility to improve the state of the art or creating a sun dail or anything in between, this sun position algorithm book will help you accomplish your task.

The Definitive Guide to Astronomical Algorithms - Solar Position by John Clark Craig will be available on Amazon.com or BooksToBelieveIn.com by January 1, 2009. E-mail publisher@bookstobelievein.com to reserve your copy now.