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Dynamically created sky map using Fourmilab's Your Sky
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<script> | |
var toUrlParam = function(date) { | |
return date.toISOString().split("T")[0].replaceAll("-", "%2F"); | |
} | |
// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/563406/add-days-to-javascript-date | |
Date.prototype.addDays = function(days) { | |
var date = new Date(this.valueOf()); | |
date.setDate(date.getDate() + days); | |
return date; | |
} | |
var date = new Date("1576-11-01"); | |
var imgTag; | |
var updateImage = function() { | |
date = date.addDays(1); | |
imgTag.src = `https://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/Yoursky?date=1&utc=${toUrlParam(date)}+12%3A42%3A40&jd=2450851.02963&lat=56.0881&ns=North&lon=13.2322&ew=East&coords=on&moonp=on&deepm=2.5&limag=5.5&starnm=2.0&starbm=2.5&imgsize=640&dynimg=y&fontscale=0.75&scheme=1&elements=`; | |
} | |
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() { | |
imgTag = document.createElement("img") | |
updateImage() | |
document.querySelector("body").appendChild(imgTag); | |
setInterval(updateImage, 150); | |
}) | |
</script> |
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Neat!