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const FALLBACK_LAT = 28.54; const FALLBACK_LON = -81.38; const API = "https://visible-planets-api-production.up.railway.app/visible-objects"; const EMOJI = { Sun:"☀️", Moon:"🌙", Mercury:"☿️", Venus:"✨", Mars:"🔴", Jupiter:"🪐", Saturn:"🪐", Uranus:"🌀", Neptune:"🔵", Pluto:"❄️" }; const NAMES = { Jupiter:"Jupiter", Saturn:"Saturn", Mars:"Mars", Venus:"Venus", Moon:"Moon", Mercury:"Mercury", Uranus:"Uranus", Neptune:"Neptune" }; function startSky() { setStatus("Locating you..."); document.getElementById("sky-btn").disabled = true; if (navigator.geolocation) { navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition( pos => fetchSky(pos.coords.latitude, pos.coords.longitude), () => fetchSky(FALLBACK_LAT, FALLBACK_LON), { timeout: 5000 } ); } else { fetchSky(FALLBACK_LAT, FALLBACK_LON); } } function fetchSky(lat, lon) { setStatus("Reading your sky..."); fetch(`${API}?lat=${lat}&lon=${lon}`) .then(r => { if (!r.ok) throw new Error(); return r.json(); }) .then(data => renderSky(data)) .catch(() => { setStatus(""); const b = document.getElementById("sky-btn"); b.disabled = false; b.innerText = "Try Again"; }); } function renderSky(data) { const raw = Array.isArray(data) ? data : data.visible_objects || data.objects || data.results || []; const objects = raw .filter(o => o.altitude > 5) .sort((a, b) => b.altitude - a.altitude); if (objects.length === 0) { document.getElementById("sky-hero-name").innerText = "🌇 Nothing bright up yet"; document.getElementById("sky-hero-detail").innerText = "Check back around sunset for the best views."; document.getElementById("sky-secondary").innerHTML = ""; } else { const top = objects[0]; const rest = objects.slice(1, 4); document.getElementById("sky-hero-name").innerText = `${EMOJI[top.object] || "⭐"} ${top.object}`; document.getElementById("sky-hero-detail").innerText = formatDetail(top); document.getElementById("sky-secondary").innerHTML = rest.map(o => ` ${EMOJI[o.object] || "⭐"} ${o.object} ${formatDetail(o)}
`).join(""); } setStatus(""); document.getElementById("sky-result").style.display = "block"; document.getElementById("sky-intro").style.display = "none"; } function formatDetail(obj) { const parts = []; if (typeof obj.altitude === "number") { if (obj.altitude > 60) parts.push("High in sky"); else if (obj.altitude > 25) parts.push("Mid sky"); else parts.push("Low on horizon"); } if (typeof obj.azimuth === "number") parts.push(toCardinal(obj.azimuth)); return parts.join(" · "); } function toCardinal(az) { return ["North","NE","East","SE","South","SW","West","NW"][Math.round(az / 45) % 8]; } function setStatus(msg) { document.getElementById("sky-status").innerText = msg; } Never Miss What’s in the Night Sky Again
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