starmap-svg

for generating svg starmaps from selected coordinates and time

Requirements

Python > 3.2 
pip install svgwrite

Usage

python starmap.py -h

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

  -coord COORD, --coord COORD
                        coordinates in format northern,eastern
  -time TIME, --time TIME
                        time in format hour.minute.second
  -date DATE, --date DATE
                        date in format day.month.year
  -utc [UTC], --utc [UTC]
                        utc of your location -12 to +12
  -magn [MAGN], --magn [MAGN]
                        magnitude limit 0.1-12.0
  -summertime [SUMMERTIME], --summertime [SUMMERTIME]
                        if it is summertime on the date of the starchart
  -guides [GUIDES], --guides [GUIDES]
                        draw guides True/False
  -constellation [CONSTELLATION], --constellation [CONSTELLATION]
                        show constellation True/False
  -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
                        output filename.svg
  -width [WIDTH], --width [WIDTH]
                        width in mm
  -height [HEIGHT], --height [HEIGHT]
                        height in mm
  -info INFO, --info INFO
                        Info text example eame of the place

Example 1

python starmap.py -coord 60.186,24.959 -time 12.00.00 -date 01.01.2000 -utc +2 -constellation True

Example 2

python starmap.py -coord 35.684,139.728 -time 20.00.00 -date 15.07.2018 -utc +9 -info TOKYO -guides True -magn 10.0 -width 150 -height 220

Info

Stars data: "Yale Bright Star Catalog ver5" http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/catalogs/bsc5.html

TODO

Planets and Moon orbits, Automated summertime.