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Mr. Stahl,

I am trying to find and application, or website, that will proivde sun and moon azimuth and elevation angles, by location (latitude, longitude [, and elevation, if possible]).  Do you know of such an application or website?

Godspeed,

Ross Dudley

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Hello,

There are two (software) apps I know of that will probably address these issues. They are:

'Astronomy Lab' and

'CyberSky'

Go to google.com and type each of these into the search field, and you ought to be able to locate the respective sites where they can be downloaded.

I believe you can obtain shareware copies of each, and - if you like them - pay the amount designated for the complete program.

Good luck!

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Philip Stahl

Expertise

I have forty years of experience in Astronomy, specifically solar and space physics. My specialties include the physics of solar flares, sunspots, including their effects on Earth and statistics as applied to astronomical investigations.

Experience

Astronomy: more than forty years experience starting with construction of my own simple telescopes. Worked at university observatory in college, doing astrographic measurements. M.Phil. degree in Physics/Solar Physics and more than ten years as researcher.

Organizations
American Astronomical Society (Solar Physics and Dynamical Astronomy divisions), American Mathematical Society, American Geophysical Union

Publications
Solar Physics (journal), The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, The Proceedings of the Meudon Solar Flare Workshop (1986), The Proceedings of the Caribbean Physics Conference (1985). Books: 'Selected Analyses in Solar Flare Plasma Dynamics', 'Physics Notes for Advanced Level'.

Education/Credentials
B.A. Astronomy, M. Phil. Physics

Awards and Honors
American Astronomical Society Studentship Award (1984), Barbados Government Award for Solar Research

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