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Re: Astra Vela Pro - a free celestial navigation /DR calculator
From: François Goldite
Date: 2026 Sep 2, 14:20 -0700
From: François Goldite
Date: 2026 Sep 2, 14:20 -0700
Hi Dave,
Good question! Yes, proper motion is in there — each star has its own Hipparcos proper motion baked in, applied right at the start of the chain before parallax, aberration and precession/nutation. So that part's covered.
But I'm genuinely curious what you're seeing — if you've got a specific sight (date/time, rough position, which star, how far off) I'd love to take a look rather than just guess. Always good to know if there's actually something to fix.
Thanks for putting it through its paces — really appreciate the careful testing.






