A MATLAB Script for Calculating Greenwich Sidereal Time with NOVAS

MATLAB script named demo_sidtim.m and support functions for computing Greenwich sidereal time.

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MATLAB script and support functions that can be used to compute mean or apparent Greenwich sidereal time using MATLAB versions of the NOVAS software suite. Implements four possible computation modes (CIO and equinox-based; low and high accuracy). The script is "hard-wired" with an example from NOVAS.

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David Eagle (2026). A MATLAB Script for Calculating Greenwich Sidereal Time with NOVAS (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/39846-a-matlab-script-for-calculating-greenwich-sidereal-time-with-novas), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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  • Windows
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  • Linux
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1.0.0.0