AstroPlot.py

AstroPlot plots ephermeris from JPL's HORIZONS System

Collecting ephemeris:

• Ensure that Vectors mode is selected

• Table output should be in CSV format with Corrections at None

• Tables should end with the $$EOE declaration, and start at the port login information

Running:

./AstroPlot.py /path/to/csv(s)

Example Output

Planned features

• On-the-fly unit conversion
• Close encounters
• Automatic querying of the HORIZONS system (No planned date, as the system will soon undergo changes with the API, rendering any current code unapplicable)
• Animation (When plotly supports effecient 3D animations)
• Automatic re-centering