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Add SuperNOVAS systems and conversion diagram
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application dynamically via `set_planet_provider()`.

- You can enable integration with the [CALCEPH](https://www.imcce.fr/recherche/equipes/asd/calceph/) C library, by
setting `CALCEPH_SUPPORT = 1` in `config.mk` or in the shell prior to the build. When enabled it will build
`libsolsys-calceph.so[.1]` and/or `.a` supplemental libraries, depending on the build target. The build of the
modules requires an accessible installation of the CALCEPH development files (C headers and unversioned static or
shared libraries depending on the needs of the build).
setting `CALCEPH_SUPPORT = 1` in `config.mk` or in the shell prior to the build. The build will require an
accessible installation of the CALCEPH development files (C headers and unversioned static or shared libraries
depending on the needs of the build).

- You can enable integration with the [NAIF CSPICE Toolkit](https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/naif/toolkit.html), by setting
`CSPICE_SUPPORT = 1` in `config.mk` or in the shell prior to the build. When enabled it will build
`libsolsys-cspice.so[.1]` and/or `.a` supplemental libraries, depending on the build target. The build of the
modules requires an accessible installation of the CSPICE development files (C headers, under a `cspice/`
sub-folder in the header search path, and unversioned static or shared libraries depending on the needs of the
build). You might want to check out the [Smithsonian/cspice-sharedlib](https://github.com/Smithsonian/cspice-sharedlib)
repository for building CSPICE as a shared library.
`CSPICE_SUPPORT = 1` in `config.mk` or in the shell prior to the build. The build will require an accessible
installation of the CSPICE development files (C headers, under a `cspice/` sub-folder in the header search path,
and unversioned static or shared libraries depending on the needs of the build). You might want to check out the
[Smithsonian/cspice-sharedlib](https://github.com/Smithsonian/cspice-sharedlib) repository for building CSPICE as a
shared library.

- Choose which stock planetary calculator module (if any) should provide a default `solarsystem()` implementation for
`ephemeris()` calls by setting `DEFAULT_SOLSYS` to 1 -- 3 for `solsys1.c` trough `solsys3.c`, respectively. If you
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- You may also specify the source file that will provide a `readeph()` implementation, by setting `DEFAULT_READEPH`.
(The default setting uses the dummy `readeph0.c` which simply returns an error). Note, that a `readeph()`
implementation is a relic of NOVAS C and not always necessary. You can provide a superior ephemeris reader
implementation is a relic of NOVAS C and not generally needed. You can provide a superior ephemeris reader
implementation at runtime via the `set_ephem_provider()` call or equivalent (e.g. `novas_use_calceph()` or
`novas_use_cspice()`, if they are available).

- If you want to use the CIO locator binary file for `cio_location()`, you can specify the path to the CIO locator
file (e.g. `/usr/local/share/supernovas/CIO_RA.TXT`) on your system e.g. by setting the `CIO_LOCATOR_FILE` shell
variable prior to calling `make`. (The CIO locator file is not necessary for the functioning of the library,
unless you specifically require CIO positions relative to GCRS.)
- If you want to use a CIO locator file for `cio_location()`, you can specify the path to the CIO locator file (e.g.
`/usr/local/share/supernovas/CIO_RA.TXT`) on your system e.g. by setting the `CIO_LOCATOR_FILE` shell variable
prior to calling `make`. (The CIO locator file is not necessary for the functioning of the library, unless you
specifically require CIO positions relative to GCRS.)

- If your compiler does not support the C11 standard and it is not GCC >=3.3, but provides some non-standard
support for declaring thread-local variables, you may want to pass the keyword to use to declare variables as
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$ sudo make prefix="/opt" install
```

Or, to stage the installation under a 'build root' first:
Or, to stage the installation (to `/usr`) under a 'build root':

```bash
$ make DESTDIR="/tmp/stage" install
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positions and for velocities, in any reference system, is determined by the `observer` location in the vicinity of
Earth (at the geocenter, on the surface, or in Earth orbit).
![SuperNOVAS coordinate systems and conversions](resources/SuperNOVAS-systems.png)
*Figure 1.* SuperNOVAS Coordinate Systems and Conversions. Bold face routines and shaded boxes indicate systems and
functions available in NOVAS C also. All other systems and functions are available in SuperNOVAS only.
SuperNOVAS __v1.1__ has introduced a new, more intuitive, more elegant, and more efficient approach for calculating
astrometric positions of celestial objects. The guide below is geared towards this new method. However, the original
NOVAS C approach remains viable also (albeit often less efficient). You may find an equivalent example usage
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