Celestial TSP

Overview

Celestial TSP calculates optimal observation order for celestial bodies. The script uses the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) algorithm to find the shortest path between celestial bodies and generates a spherical image showing the optimal order.

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Table of Contents
• Installation
• Usage
• Results
• License
• Contact

Installation

brew install rioriost/tap/celestsp

Usage

celestsp --help
usage: celestsp [-h] [--lat LAT] [--lon LON] [--height HEIGHT] [--date DATE] [--time TIME] [--tz TZ] [--output OUTPUT] [--first_body FIRST_BODY] input_file_path

Celestial TSP Planner

positional arguments:
  input_file_path       Input file path with celestial coordinates.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --lat LAT             Latitude of observation location.
  --lon LON             Longitude of observation location.
  --height HEIGHT       Height of observation location (in meters).
  --date DATE           Observation date (YYYY-MM-DD).
  --time TIME           Observation time (HH:MM:SS).
  --tz TZ               Time zone offset (e.g., +9 for JST).
  --output OUTPUT       Filename for the output image.
  --first_body FIRST_BODY
                        Name of the celestial body to start the TSP from.

Provide the input file containing celestial coordinates and specify the observation location and time.

celestsp --lat 34.863 --lon 138.843 --height 1000 --date 2025-03-22 --time 18:30:00 --tz +9 sources/m_0322_1830.txt

cat sources/m_0322_1830.txt
M74
M33
M32
M31
M110
M76
M103
......

Results

Location: Lat: 34.863, Lon: 138.843, 1000.0m
Observation Date/Time: 2025-03-22 18:30:00 +9

Optimal Order of Celestial Bodies:
Name: M39,     RA: 322.89, Dec:48.25, Altitude:1.12,   Azimuth:333.80, Times to set:0.22   Observable: True
Name: M52,     RA: 351.19, Dec:61.59, Altitude:21.74,  Azimuth:331.37, Times to set:inf    Observable: True
Name: M103,    RA: 23.34,  Dec:60.66, Altitude:35.73,  Azimuth:324.02, Times to set:inf    Observable: True
Name: M76,     RA: 25.58,  Dec:51.58, Altitude:35.16,  Azimuth:312.79, Times to set:5.09   Observable: True
Name: M110,    RA: 10.09,  Dec:41.69, Altitude:21.71,  Azimuth:306.68, Times to set:2.50   Observable: True
Name: M31,     RA: 10.68,  Dec:41.27, Altitude:21.91,  Azimuth:306.06, Times to set:2.50   Observable: True
Name: M32,     RA: 10.67,  Dec:40.87, Altitude:21.71,  Azimuth:305.68, Times to set:2.45   Observable: True
Name: M33,     RA: 23.46,  Dec:30.66, Altitude:26.30,  Azimuth:290.58, Times to set:2.45   Observable: True
Name: M74,     RA: 24.17,  Dec:15.78, Altitude:19.54,  Azimuth:276.16, Times to set:1.63   Observable: True
Name: M77,     RA: 40.67,  Dec:-0.01, Altitude:23.89,  Azimuth:252.15, Times to set:1.97   Observable: True
Name: M45,     RA: 56.60,  Dec:24.11, Altitude:50.17,  Azimuth:266.82, Times to set:4.25   Observable: True
Name: M36,     RA: 84.08,  Dec:34.13, Altitude:76.00,  Azimuth:271.95, Times to set:6.75   Observable: True
Name: M38,     RA: 82.17,  Dec:35.82, Altitude:74.58,  Azimuth:279.12, Times to set:6.75   Observable: True
Name: M37,     RA: 88.07,  Dec:32.55, Altitude:78.95,  Azimuth:261.61, Times to set:6.89   Observable: True
Name: M1,      RA: 83.63,  Dec:22.02, Altitude:70.04,  Azimuth:234.63, Times to set:5.93   Observable: True
Name: M35,     RA: 92.27,  Dec:24.34, Altitude:76.98,  Azimuth:218.37, Times to set:6.63   Observable: True
Name: M78,     RA: 86.69,  Dec:0.08,  Altitude:52.69,  Azimuth:204.35, Times to set:5.05   Observable: True
Name: M43,     RA: 83.88,  Dec:-5.27, Altitude:46.70,  Azimuth:205.57, Times to set:4.61   Observable: True
Name: M42,     RA: 83.82,  Dec:-5.39, Altitude:46.57,  Azimuth:205.59, Times to set:4.59   Observable: True
Name: M79,     RA: 81.04,  Dec:-24.52,Altitude:27.63,  Azimuth:200.75, Times to set:3.41   Observable: True
Name: M41,     RA: 101.50, Dec:-20.72,Altitude:34.39,  Azimuth:179.68, Times to set:5.00   Observable: True
Name: M50,     RA: 105.68, Dec:-8.37, Altitude:46.52,  Azimuth:173.52, Times to set:5.91   Observable: True
Name: M47,     RA: 114.15, Dec:-14.49,Altitude:39.08,  Azimuth:163.77, Times to set:6.17   Observable: True
Name: M46,     RA: 115.44, Dec:-14.84,Altitude:38.42,  Azimuth:162.32, Times to set:6.22   Observable: True
Name: M93,     RA: 116.14, Dec:-23.85,Altitude:29.54,  Azimuth:164.30, Times to set:5.79   Observable: True
Name: M48,     RA: 123.41, Dec:-5.73, Altitude:44.25,  Azimuth:148.28, Times to set:7.21   Observable: True
Name: M67,     RA: 132.85, Dec:11.81, Altitude:53.09,  Azimuth:121.02, Times to set:8.65   Observable: True
Name: M44,     RA: 130.05, Dec:19.62, Altitude:60.21,  Azimuth:113.38, Times to set:8.86   Observable: True
Name: M95,     RA: 160.99, Dec:11.70, Altitude:31.23,  Azimuth:97.85,  Times to set:10.52  Observable: True
Name: M96,     RA: 161.69, Dec:11.82, Altitude:30.72,  Azimuth:97.29,  Times to set:10.57  Observable: True
Name: M105,    RA: 161.96, Dec:12.58, Altitude:30.93,  Azimuth:96.38,  Times to set:10.62  Observable: True
Name: M65,     RA: 169.73, Dec:13.09, Altitude:24.84,  Azimuth:91.23,  Times to set:11.17  Observable: True
Name: M66,     RA: 170.06, Dec:12.99, Altitude:24.52,  Azimuth:91.13,  Times to set:11.20  Observable: True
Name: M98,     RA: 183.45, Dec:14.90, Altitude:14.60,  Azimuth:81.99,  Times to set:12.18  Observable: True
Name: M99,     RA: 184.71, Dec:14.42, Altitude:13.31,  Azimuth:81.72,  Times to set:12.23  Observable: True
Name: M100,    RA: 185.73, Dec:15.82, Altitude:13.25,  Azimuth:79.96,  Times to set:12.37  Observable: True
Name: M85,     RA: 186.35, Dec:18.19, Altitude:14.04,  Azimuth:77.58,  Times to set:12.54  Observable: True
Name: M88,     RA: 188.00, Dec:14.42, Altitude:10.65,  Azimuth:79.93,  Times to set:12.44  Observable: True
Name: M91,     RA: 188.86, Dec:14.50, Altitude:10.00,  Azimuth:79.40,  Times to set:12.52  Observable: True
Name: M90,     RA: 189.21, Dec:13.16, Altitude:8.98,   Azimuth:80.33,  Times to set:12.47  Observable: True
Name: M89,     RA: 188.92, Dec:12.56, Altitude:8.87,   Azimuth:81.00,  Times to set:12.42  Observable: True
Name: M58,     RA: 189.43, Dec:11.82, Altitude:8.04,   Azimuth:81.33,  Times to set:12.42  Observable: True
Name: M59,     RA: 190.51, Dec:11.65, Altitude:7.07,   Azimuth:80.88,  Times to set:12.47  Observable: True
Name: M60,     RA: 190.92, Dec:11.55, Altitude:6.69,   Azimuth:80.73,  Times to set:12.49  Observable: True
Name: M87,     RA: 187.71, Dec:12.39, Altitude:9.76,   Azimuth:81.81,  Times to set:12.32  Observable: True
Name: M86,     RA: 186.55, Dec:12.95, Altitude:11.01,  Azimuth:81.97,  Times to set:12.28  Observable: True
Name: M84,     RA: 186.27, Dec:12.89, Altitude:11.21,  Azimuth:82.18,  Times to set:12.25  Observable: True
Name: M49,     RA: 187.44, Dec:8.00,  Altitude:7.52,   Azimuth:85.63,  Times to set:12.11  Observable: True
Name: M61,     RA: 185.48, Dec:4.47,  Altitude:7.13,   Azimuth:89.68,  Times to set:11.80  Observable: True
Name: M53,     RA: 198.23, Dec:18.17, Altitude:4.65,   Azimuth:71.23,  Times to set:13.31  Observable: True
Name: M64,     RA: 194.18, Dec:21.68, Altitude:9.77,   Azimuth:70.48,  Times to set:13.24  Observable: True
Name: M3,      RA: 205.55, Dec:28.38, Altitude:5.24,   Azimuth:58.98,  Times to set:14.39  Observable: True
Name: M63,     RA: 198.96, Dec:42.03, Altitude:17.41,  Azimuth:50.62,  Times to set:15.06  Observable: True
Name: M94,     RA: 192.72, Dec:41.12, Altitude:20.99,  Azimuth:53.93,  Times to set:14.56  Observable: True
Name: M106,    RA: 184.74, Dec:47.30, Altitude:28.79,  Azimuth:50.44,  Times to set:14.80  Observable: True
Name: M109,    RA: 179.40, Dec:53.37, Altitude:33.91,  Azimuth:44.92,  Times to set:15.78  Observable: True
Name: M97,     RA: 168.70, Dec:55.02, Altitude:40.35,  Azimuth:44.26,  Times to set:15.95  Observable: True
Name: M108,    RA: 167.88, Dec:55.67, Altitude:40.87,  Azimuth:43.45,  Times to set:inf    Observable: True
Name: M40,     RA: 185.55, Dec:58.08, Altitude:31.81,  Azimuth:38.43,  Times to set:inf    Observable: True
Name: M101,    RA: 210.80, Dec:54.35, Altitude:17.65,  Azimuth:35.32,  Times to set:18.28  Observable: True
Name: M51,     RA: 202.47, Dec:47.20, Altitude:18.02,  Azimuth:44.63,  Times to set:15.95  Observable: True
Name: M102,    RA: 226.62, Dec:55.76, Altitude:11.79,  Azimuth:28.05,  Times to set:inf    Observable: True
Name: M82,     RA: 148.97, Dec:69.68, Altitude:46.66,  Azimuth:22.22,  Times to set:inf    Observable: True
Name: M81,     RA: 148.89, Dec:69.07, Altitude:46.97,  Azimuth:23.00,  Times to set:inf    Observable: True
Name: M34,     RA: 40.53,  Dec:42.72, Altitude:43.19,  Azimuth:298.84, Times to set:4.64   Observable: True
Plot saved as results_20250216_223009.png

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Contact

If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact me.

• Name: Rio Fujita
• Email: rifujita@microsoft.com
• GitHub: github-profile