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asteRisk (version 1.4.4)

registerPlanetaryEphemerides: Register a Planetary Ephemerides File

Description

This function registers a binary SPICE ephemerides file (with .bsp extension) as a JPL DE ephemerides file. The file is copied into a sub directory of the user data directory for asteRisk, and a message is displayed to confirm the registration.

Usage

registerPlanetaryEphemerides(ephemeridesFile)

Value

Returns TRUE if the file is successfully registered.

Arguments

ephemeridesFile

The path to the ephemerides file to be registered. The file have a .bsp extension, and be a JPL DE ephemerides file.

References

NAIF/SPICE Documentation: https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/toolkit_docs/C/req/spk.html

Examples

Run this code
if (FALSE) {
# Assuming "de430.bsp" is a valid ephemerides file in the current directory
registerPlanetaryEphemerides("de430.bsp")
}

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