constants.py

# constants.py
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#
# The python script in this file makes the various parts of a model astrolabe.
#
# Copyright (C) 2010-2024 Dominic Ford <https://dcford.org.uk/>
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"""
The file contains global settings for the astrolabe.
"""

from math import pi

# Units
dots_per_inch: float = 200

unit_m: float = 1.
unit_cm: float = 1. / 100
unit_mm: float = 1. / 1000

# Angle conversion
unit_deg: float = float(pi / 180)
unit_rev: float = 2. * pi

# Margins around output
margin_fraction: float = 1.02

# Outer radius of astrolabe
r_1: float = 8.5 * unit_cm

# Distance between circles drawn on back of mother
d_12: float = 0.07 * r_1

# Font size
font_size_base: float = 3.2 * unit_mm
line_width_base: float = 0.2 * unit_mm

# Size of tab into which climate slots
tab_size: float = 5 * unit_deg

# Scaling factor for size of hole in middle of astrolabe
centre_scaling: float = 1 / 2.5 * 0.6

# Inclination of the ecliptic
inclination_ecliptic: float = 23.5