Sun Position in 900 Bytes

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David Kirkby

Jul 1, 2021

Comparing with p.164 of Meeus, I think the `c` term in `l` should use sin(Omega), not cos(Omega).

Volodymyr Agafonkin

Jul 1, 2021

Good catch! Fixed now (it's sin(OZmega) in `l` but cos(Omega) in `e`). Doesn't look like it's influencing the results much so it must be a small term in the overall formula.

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