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Categories: Multiyear Interactive Computer Almanac 1800-2050 124+ Page Hardbound Manual, Includes CD-ROM with PC (Windows) and Macintosh Software, $29.95 About The Multiyear Interactive Computer Almanac 1800-2050 The Multiyear Interactive Computer Almanac (MICA Version 2.0 ) is a software system for Windows and Mac OS X created by the U.S. Naval Observatory's Astronomical Applications Department
MICA can perform the following types of computations: - Precise positions for the Sun, Moon, major planets, selected asteroids, selected bright stars, and star-like cataloged objects (e.g. stars, quasars, galaxies, etc.) using external catalogs provided with the program. Ten different position types are available . Output is in the form of ASCII tables and the accuracy varies by calculation Various astronomical time and reference system quantities (e.g. sidereal time, nutation and obliquity, equation of the equinoxes, calendar/Julian date conversions, and Delta T Twilight, rise, set, and transit times for major solar system bodies, selected bright stars, selected asteroids and cataloged objects.
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