Data Analysis and Visualization for Skyscape Archaeology

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Documentation for package ‘skyscapeR’ version 1.0.0

• DESCRIPTION file.
• User guides, package vignettes and other documentation.
• Package NEWS.

Help Pages

antizenith	Declination of the anti-zenith sun for a given location
az.pdf	Convert discrete azimuth measurements into probability distributions
az2dec	Calculates declination from azimuth and altitude measurements
BC.AD	Converts year number (epoch) to calendar year
bernoulli.trial	Execute a (series of) Bernoulli trial(s)
body.position	Computes position of Solar System bodies in equatorial coordinates
coordtrans	Coordinate-transform azimuth prob distributions into declination prob distributions
createHor	Create _skyscapeR.horizon_ object from Az/Alt data
createHWT	Create and download horizon data from _HeyWhatsThat_
curvigram	(Defunct) Computes declination curvigram
downloadHWT	Download horizon data from _HeyWhatsThat_
dS	Declination of December Solstice for a given year
EFM	Equinoctial Full Moons
eq	Declination of the sun at the Equinox
exportHor	Exports a _skyscapeR.horizon_ object into _Stellarium_ format
findTargets	Find celestial targets within declination and time ranges
hor2alt	Retrieves horizon altitude for a given azimuth from a given horizon profile
hpdi	Returns the high-density region of a probability distribution
jd2time	Converts Julian date and time (in any timezone) to julian date
jS	Declination of June Solstice for a given year
long.date	Converts day-month in 'MM-DD' format to a more readable format
mag.dec	Estimates magnetic declination (difference between true and magnetic north) based on IGRF 12th gen model
moonphase	Computes the phase of the moon
nMjLX	Declination of northern major Lunar Extreme for a given year
nmnLX	Declination of northern minor Lunar Extreme for a given year
obliquity	Computes obliquity of the ecliptic
orbit	Calculate visible path of celestial object at given location
parallax.corr	Corrected parallax for a given location and object altitude
plot.skyscapeR.horizon	Plot horizon data
plot.skyscapeR.pdf	Plot orientation probability distributions
plot.skyscapeR.sigTest	Plot significance test of orientations
plot.skyscapeR.spd	Plot orientation summed probability density
plot.skyscapeR.starphases	Plot stellar phase and seasonality
plotAzimuth	Polar plot of orientations (azimuths)
plotBars	Bar plot of orientations (declination)
print.skyscapeR.sigTest	Prints significance test results
pval2stars	Converts p-value into symbol
randomTest	Significance test against the null hypothesis of random orientation
reduct.compass	Data reduction for compass measurements
reduct.theodolite	Data reduction for theodolite measurements using the sun-sight method
riseset	Computes the rising and setting azimuth, declination and time of a Solar System object for a given location and day
RugglesCKR	Cork and Kerry Stone Row Data
RugglesRSC	Recumbent Stone Circle Data
sigTest	(Defunct) Perform a null hypothesis significance test of a given curvigram
sky.objects	Creates a _skyscapeR.object_ for plotting of celestial objects at given epoch
sky.sketch	Create a simplistic sketch of the sky at a given moment in time
skyscapeR.vars	See and change the global variables used by skyscapeR
sMjLX	Declination of southern major Lunar Extreme for a given year
smnLX	Declination of southern minor Lunar Extreme for a given year
solar.date	Solar Date
spatial.equinox	Declination of the spatial equinox for a given location
spd	Summed probability density (SPD)
star	Create _skyscapeR.star_ object
star.phases	Calculate the seasons and phase type of a star
sunAz	Returns the azimuth of the sun at a given time from a specific location
ten	Converts degree measurements in deg-min-sec (º ' ") format into decimal-point degree format.
time2jd	Converts date and time (in any timezone) to Julian date
timestring	Converts date and time numeric values to a single string
zenith	Declination of the zenith sun for a given location