Astronomy with the PC provides the reader with a solid introduction to the world of celestial mechanical calculations, which are particularly important for astronomical observation practice. From the theoretical foundations of astronomy and numerics to the creation of fast and precise application programs, the book imparts the necessary knowledge and software solutions for determining and predicting:

• Positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets
• Rise and set times
• Physical ephemerides of the Sun and major planets
• Positions of comets and minor planets (including perturbations)
• Phases of the Moon
• Central line and local circumstances of solar eclipses
• Star occultations by the Moon
• Orbital elements from three observations (including multiple solutions)
• Coordinates from celestial images.

The use of the widely used object-oriented programming language C.