Semi-automatic Celestial Navigation

[dottore]

Original don1reed: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...llarium&page=2

Yesterday, based on the original idea of don1reed(Thank you sir!) I began to work on the semi-automatic CelNav to implement this nice function in Silent Hunter 5:

1. phase (Under development):

Using Python script to get the needed data from the only actual CampaignMission.mis file. Push this to the startup.ssc(The new Stellarium script extension) they made a whole new API so I needed to mine deep into.

2. phase (In the very near future):

After I made my celestial body inspects, Stars, Moon, Sun etc. I'd like to calculate my current pos with an application written in C# or B#.


Pros:
. You don't need to know your Current Pos, before you begin to calculate your Current Pos . That was funny .
. If you're not a navigator or a hobby astronomer yet you can enjoy the success with your CelOb inspects.
. You can navigate in bad weather too or even under water, but that's not realistic so not recommended.

Cons:
. You need some software: Stellarium above 0.11.3, The Python interpreter ( Future: automated install with everything, and batch file to execute) and my exe file from 2. phase (Required: Dotnetfx 2.0 or above).
. You need time, patience, and time Interest, if you want to navigate like a real navigator.

I use Python for data mine, because of it's talent in. Visual family from Microsoft is best for object-oriented programming (2. phase).

Software reqs:

.Python

.Stellarium 0.11.3 or above (if they change the programming language in the future, then I need some modification) Important: you need to configure config.ini, change timezone to UTC time and change display settings to best your system is capable.