Attila Kovacs

SuperNOVAS SuperNOVAS is a light-weight, high-precision astrometry C/C++ library. It is a fork of NOVAS C 3.1.

SuperNOVAS 1.5.0 high-precision C/C++ astrometry library is released, with new functionality, improved portability (Windows, MacOS, FreeBSD...), and CMake support. It is now available through the vcpkg registry and Homebrew also. #astrocode smithsonian.github.io/SuperNOVAS/

It's barely October, for Christ's sake...

Apparently, I'm still in the top 1% of Java developers, which is surprising given how little Java I've been writing lately, mostly churning out C these days...

GitHub - Smithsonian/SuperNOVAS: The Naval Observatory NOVAS C astrometry library, made better The Naval Observatory NOVAS C astrometry library, made better - Smithsonian/SuperNOVAS

More good things are cooking for the SuperNOVAS astrometry library. The November release will add CMake build support, enabling MacOS, Windows, and FreeBSD builds. Plus new features, which make it more versatile and easier to use than ever. #astrocode
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GitHub - nom-tam-fits/nom-tam-fits: A full featured 100% Java library for reading and writing FITS files A full featured 100% Java library for reading and writing FITS files - nom-tam-fits/nom-tam-fits

nom-tam-fits 1.21.2 as been released with minor fixes and improvements. This pure Java library can handle all your FITS files, and it is fast too. Also available on Maven Central. #astrocode

github.com/nom-tam-fits...

Bad English is the Lingua Franca of the world, lol. 🌍

It should be, but since it's based on an earlier software named NOVAS, it cannot be helped...

SuperNOVAS SuperNOVAS is a light-weight, high-precision astrometry C/C++ library. It is a fork of NOVAS C 3.1.

The SuperNOVAS C/C++ astrometry library just got another bug fix release (v.1.4.2). It updates the nutation models from the original IAU2000A to IAU2006 (a.k.a. IAU2000A_R06). Linux RPM and Debian packages are on their way also. #astrocode smithsonian.github.io/SuperNOVAS/

GitHub - Smithsonian/SuperNOVAS: The Naval Observatory NOVAS C astrometry library, made better The Naval Observatory NOVAS C astrometry library, made better - Smithsonian/SuperNOVAS

SuperNOVAS bug notice: The 1.4.0 and 1.4.1 releases contain a bug in the nutation model, resulting in typical errors at the 0.1 milliarcsecond level. A fix is readily available in the GitHub repo and the v1.4.2-rc1 release candidate also. Mea culpa. #astrocode github.com/Smithsonian/...

What a special time to be alive. We get to witness the unfounding of the United States...

The President is an idiot, and we should all stop pretending otherwise.

YouTube video by workbenchstuff Space Raiders ZX Spectrum game 1982

If you see this , post a video game that transports you back to your childhood
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Price shocks at the Azores: espresso with an egg tart; EUR 1.90, half a kilo (1 lb) of clams EUR 1.59. Unreal in a very pleasant way...

Fedora / EPEL (RPM) and Debian Linux packages have been submitted and will be available soon also. Stay tuned.

SuperNOVAS SuperNOVAS is a light-weight, high-precision astrometry C/C++ library. It is a fork of NOVAS C 3.1.

It's that time again, when the SuperNOVAS C/C++ astrometry package gets a release... v1.4.1 is out with Makefile fixes, and improved documentation. SuperNOVAS is there for you when you need astrometry that is both very fast and very precise. #astrocode smithsonian.github.io/SuperNOVAS/

My dream job awaits on LinkedIn. I could be a cart attendant (wow!) at Walmart, and share the dream with the numerous other Caltech alumni who already work there. I wonder if they are cart attendants too...

temperature inflation

Do astrometry calculations for thousands/millions/billions of stars or galaxies taking too long? Try SuperNOVAS. It's super precise AND up to 40000 times faster than astropy. #astrocode github.com/Smithsonian/...

The SuperNOVAS 1.4.0 C/C++ astrometry library is now also available for RPM-based Linux distros. It can be used to calculate astrometric positions with high (sub-uas) precision, simply and orders of magnitude faster than astropy. #astrocode

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SuperNOVAS does in C/C++ what astropy does in Python, except 3-5 orders of magnitude faster. What takes months to calculate with astropy is mere minutes with SuperNOVAS. The line-for-line comparison below shows that it's also just as easy to use as astropy. #astrocode
github.com/Smithsonian/...

GitHub - nom-tam-fits/nom-tam-fits: A full featured 100% Java library for reading and writing FITS files A full featured 100% Java library for reading and writing FITS files - nom-tam-fits/nom-tam-fits

Yesterday I released version 1.21.1 of the nom.tam.fits Java library for reading, writing, and editing FITS files. FITS is the format for most astronomical datasets, and nom.tam.fits is perhaps the most complete toolkit for creating or accessing FITS files. #astrocode
github.com/nom-tam-fits...

Debian and RPM-based Linux packages have been submitted and will be available soon also...

SuperNOVAS SuperNOVAS is a light-weight, high-precision astrometry C/C++ library. It is a fork of NOVAS C 3.1.

SuperNOVAS v1.4.0 has been released. This C/C++ astrometry package brings some critical bug fixes and adds approximate planetary and Moon orbitals, Moon phase calculator functions, and many more new features. #astrocode

smithsonian.github.io/SuperNOVAS/

GitHub - Smithsonian/SuperNOVAS: The Naval Observatory NOVAS C astrometry library, made better The Naval Observatory NOVAS C astrometry library, made better - Smithsonian/SuperNOVAS

SuperNOVAS v1.3.1 (C/C++ astrometry library) has been released. It fixes a bug in the IAU2000 precession-nutation models. Fortunately, for dates near J2000 the errors were just a few micro-arcseconds. Linux RPM and Debian packages are on their way also... #astrocode

github.com/Smithsonian/...

RedisX is a completely free and independent C/C++ client library for Redis and Valkey databases. Today marks its first official release in the public domain. Just in case you are interested. 🧑‍💻 github.com/Smithsonian/...
#software #coding

SuperNOVAS SuperNOVAS is a light-weight, high-precision astrometry C/C++ library. It is a fork of NOVAS C 3.1.

The SuperNOVAS v1.3.0 astrometry library is now available as Linux RPM packages also for Fedora 41 and 42, rawhide, and EPEL 10 repositories! For Debian based distros it is currently under 'experimental' (for now). #astrocode smithsonian.github.io/SuperNOVAS/

SuperNOVAS SuperNOVAS is a light-weight, high-precision astrometry C/C++ library. It is a fork of NOVAS C 3.1.

The SuperNOVAS C/C++ library has a ton of new features, making it easier to use. v1.3.0 brings versatile handling of string specifications for dates, times, and angles; rise, set, transit time calculations; and much more. #astrocode smithsonian.github.io/SuperNOVAS/

Berman's was out of Sluice Juice today, so it's time to try something on the astronomical theme. Unfortunately, the contents are underwhelming but the name rocks anyway...

SuperNOVAS SuperNOVAS is a light-weight, high-precision astrometry C/C++ library. It is a fork of NOVAS C 3.1.

SuperNOVAS v1.3.0 is released! This C/C++ astrometry library is just as easy to use as astropy, and it calculates precise positions 3--5 orders of magnitude faster than astropy. RPM and Debian packages are coming in a few days also. #astrocode smithsonian.github.io/SuperNOVAS/

Whatever tax cuts you were hoping to get from Trump, will not be nearly enough to offset the capital losses and the higher cost of living he left you with. If you fell for the BS, you deserve it. But, I'm am sorry for those who knew not to trust Trump, and still have to suffer the consequences.