starward v0.3.0: Planetary Motion
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The planets join starward in version 0.3.0. From Mercury's swift orbit to Neptune's distant path, you can now track all eight planets with the same educational transparency that defines starward.
The planets join starward in version 0.3.0. From Mercury's swift orbit to Neptune's distant path, you can now track all eight planets with the same educational transparency that defines starward.
Version 0.2.0 "Steady Tracking" brings the Sun and Moon into starward, along with comprehensive observation planning tools. This release transforms starward from a coordinate toolkit into a complete observation planning assistant.
Today marks the first release of starward, an educational astronomy calculation toolkit for Python. The name comes from the astronomical tradition of "first light" — the moment a new telescope captures its first image of the sky.