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    How can I change my viewpoint within a celestial sphere in planetarium software?

    Hi, just a note to say that I solved (well got around!) this problem, by converting everything into Cartesian (xyz) coordinates, then applying the transformations that can be seen in the attached image. I found these formula in an old games programming book, and I even though this clearly isn't...
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    How can I change my viewpoint within a celestial sphere in planetarium software?

    Hi, I couldn't decide whether this was more maths or more astronomy, but I settled for maths. Sorry for the long description, I think the answer is quite simple, and I'm making a meal of it! I am currently writing some planetarium software for use on my website. I have calculated the Alt/Az...
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