I tried to shorten the README file to make it less confusing to new users. Customisation instructions are moved to a separate file.
- README file (shortened) <https://github.com/roe-dl/weewx-skyfield-almanac/blob/master/README.md> - Customization guide (new) <https://github.com/roe-dl/weewx-skyfield-almanac/blob/master/Customization.md> Karen K schrieb am Dienstag, 25. November 2025 um 15:44:10 UTC+1: > I guess I did not announce the almanac extensions here, which are > available from WeeWX 5.2 on. > > There was a discussion <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/issues/981> some > months ago about PyEphem becoming outdated and replaced by Skyfield. It > resulted in making the WeeWX almanac extensible and providing an > installable WeeWX extension based on Skyfield. This was done because > Skyfield has more dependencies than PyEphem, and we did not want to add new > dependencies to core WeeWX. The extension not only replaces the PyEphem > based almanac, but also provides some additional attributes and events like: > > - solar date and time > - apsides (the events when they take place) > - Venus and Mercury phases > - which constellation a star or planet is in > - additional attributes for heavenly bodies > > For a list of differences see PyEphem vs. Skyfield > <https://github.com/roe-dl/weewx-skyfield-almanac/blob/master/PyEphem-vs-Skyfield.md> > . > > Additionally there is a second extension based on the first one which > provides an actual sky map for the location of the weather station with > Sun, Moon, the planets, stars, and -configurable - Earth satellites, as > well as a symbol of the moon with realistic phase and tilt, and an analemma. > > Here you find those extensions: > > - weewx-skyfield-almanac > <https://github.com/roe-dl/weewx-skyfield-almanac> > - weewx-skymap-almanac <https://github.com/roe-dl/weewx-skymap-almanac> > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/63a343db-e42c-4fd2-8358-14587f24639an%40googlegroups.com.
