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Re: JPL ephemeresis and Nautical Almanac - speed of light question
From: Rafal O.
Date: 2018 Apr 3, 05:50 -0700
From: Rafal O.
Date: 2018 Apr 3, 05:50 -0700
But how can I compensate for this? I imagine that I can calculate distance at time moment t between i.e. Earth and Sun, calculate time dt=t/c and then find positions of both bodies after such time interval. But this is only first approximation as the distance L(t) != L(t+dt) and I might need some more or less time. So, how does this compensation look like? It is some iterative algorithm or not?
Best wishes,
Rafal
