Testing: Cloudsmith Download Links

[rgleason]

Cloudsmith Download Links

Current Incremented Version 2.4.48.0
https://cloudsmith.io/~opencpn/repos/celestial-navigation-beta/packages/?q=2.4.48+tarball

Cloudsmith celestial-navigation-alpha

First place to look
Normal deployments from CircleCI from any "non-master" branches, from Stelian's merges of commits (only works for a limited time period after rgleason commits - we think)
https://cloudsmith.io/~opencpn/repos/celestial-navigation-alpha/packages/
In the upper right search bar do a search with [version][space][tarball]
Pick your version of OS carefully to download and install using Options>PI "Import Plugin Tarball"

Cloudsmith celestial-navigation-beta

Use If the "improve" branch has had version incremented. Also can be published to Plugin Beta Catalog
Normal deployments from CircleCI from "master" branch.
Version Incremented deployments from CircleCI from "non-master" branches.
https://cloudsmith.io/~opencpn/repos/celestial-navigation-beta/packages/
In the upper right search bar do a search with [version][space][tarball]
Pick your version of OS carefully to download and install using Options>PI "Import Plugin Tarball"

Cloudsmith celestial-navigation-prod

When published to the plugin master catalog with new version, from the master branch
Version Incremented deployments from CircleCI from "master" branch only.
https://cloudsmith.io/~opencpn/repos/celestial-navigation-prod/packages/
In the upper right search bar do a search with [version][space][tarball]
Pick your version of OS carefully to download and install using Options>PI "Import Plugin Tarball"

Published Plugin "Beta" Catalog (new version numbers)

Because we are using the "improve" branch, a "non-master" branch, I can publish the incremented version builds to the Plugin Beta Catalog, which is accessible from within OpenCPN. However access to the Plugin Beta Catalog is only possible after you have enabled "catalogexpert" by editing your opencpn.ini or opencpn.conf file. Enable catalogexpert.

Then in Opencpn>Options > Plugins you need to set the catalog to "Beta" and then "Update the Beta Catalog". Then install the plugin normally.

These published plugins require me to push metadata files to opencpn/plugins and then Dave reviews and "publishes" the new version, so it may take awhile after the build. Using Cloudsmith tarballs is faster.

[rgleason]

Other Useful Information

Location of Sights:
C:\ProgramData\opencpn\plugins\celestial_navigation/sights.xml

Celestial_Navigation Manual
https://opencpn-manuals.github.io/main/celestial_navigation/index.html

Naval Almanac
https://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/index

Here is the manual Quick Start.
https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=opencpn:manual_basic:quick_start_guide
https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=opencpn:manual_basic:quick_start_guide:installation
https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=opencpn:manual_basic:quick_start_guide:plugins
https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=opencpn:manual_basic:set_options:plugin_manager:install-enable

Also an alternative way to download Tarballs.
https://opencpn.org/opencpn-dl/

Some recent tarballs
https://cloudsmith.io/~opencpn/repos/celestial-navigation-alpha/packages/?q=2.4.46+tarball
https://cloudsmith.io/~opencpn/repos/celestial-navigation-beta/packages/?q=tarball+2.4.47.0
https://cloudsmith.io/~opencpn/repos/celestial-navigation-beta/packages/?q=tarball+2.4.48.0

Websites for Celestial Navigation

https://www.siranah.de/html/sail040a.htm
Latitude by Polaris https://www.siranah.de/html/sail008l.htm
Sun Altitude Azimuth https://www.siranah.de/html/sail041d.htm

The Nautical Almanac
Nautical Almanac Tables for the Sun
Nautical Almanac Tables for the Moon
Nautical Almanac Tables for Venus
Nautical Almanac Tables for Mars
Nautical Almanac Tables for Jupiter
Nautical Almanac Tables for Saturn