Re: [Celestia-developers] Some reference frame examples

[Selden E B. Jr <se...@le...>]

Chris wrote

> They aren't yet, but they will be. However, there aren't really that
> many interesting things to be done with frames for stars . . . are
> there?

Gee, I dunno.
Others are more expert than I in defining stellar orbits.

I was arguing on the side of consistancy as much as anything.
What little documentation there is now essentially says that the 
same specifications can be used in Star and Barycenter definitions 
as in SSCs. 

Rereading what I wrote about the v1.4 STC enhancements, though, 
it doesn't quite say that: 
for orbits it explicitly mentions EllipticalOrbits  
while for "rotational elements" it says to see the SSC documentation.

I think we really need a "professional" writer to do some
updated documentation. I think my own writing style may be
more than a little too disjointed.

*sigh*

> I should mention that I intend to add support for named frames, so
> that you can define a frame once and just use the name to reference.

Great!

s.


> --Chris

> On 10/27/06, Selden E Ball Jr <se...@le...> wrote:
> > Chris wrote
> > > The new reference frame code is enabled now.
> >
> > Not to be difficult or anything ... ;-)
> >
> > Are these new orbit reference frames available in STC catalogs
> > as well as in SSC catalogs?
> >
> > s.
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