Introduce MeanOfDate
reference frame
#138
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This introduces
MeanOfDate
reference frame, fromGeometric
, with precession of the date applied. By "date", we actually mean "instant", although the precession only changes slightly from one day to the next.In Astronoby, the
MeanOfDate
reference frame is geocentric (likeAstrometric
). Mean of date coordinates don't have to be geocentric, but that's the design choice for Astronoby at the moment.Like
Geometric
andAstrometry
, theMeanOfDate
reference frame offers equatorial and ecliptic coordinates, among with the Cartesian position and velocity, and the distance to the Earth's center.