Montenbruck O., Pfleger T. Astronomy on the Personal Computer

4th Edition. – Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2000. – 309 p. – ISBN: 978-3-662-11187-1.Astronomy on the Personal Computer provides the reader with a thorough introduction to the computation of celestial mechanics, which is of particular significance to astronomical observation. Covering everything from astronomical and computational theory to the construction of rapid and accurate applications programs, this book supplies the necessary knowledge and software solutions for determining and predicting the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, minor planets and comets, solar eclipses, stellar occultations by the Moon, phases of the Moon and much more. This completely revised edition makes use of the widely implemented programming language C++, and individual applications may be efficiently realized through the use of a powerful module library.Coordinate Systems.
Calculation of Rising and Setting Times.
Cometary Orbits.
Special Perturbations.
Planetary Orbits.
Physical Ephemerides of the Planets.
The Orbit of the Moon.
Solar Eclipses.
Stellar Occultations.
Orbit Determination.
Astrometry.