- Update to 1.35
  * Deprecated the old Topos class, which not only featured
    a clunky interface but hid from users the fact that
    Skyfield was generating IERS2010 positions from latitude
    and longitude when in fact nearly all users want WGS84
    positions. Users are now encouraged to supply latitude
    and longitude to the
    :meth:`~skyfield.toposlib.Geoid.latlon()` method of
    either the :data:`~skyfield.toposlib.wgs84` object or the
    :data:`~skyfield.toposlib.iers2010` object. Related
    discussion: #372
  * The two new geoid objects
    :data:`~skyfield.toposlib.wgs84` and
    :data:`~skyfield.toposlib.iers2010` have also provided a
    happy new home for the
    :meth:`~skyfield.toposlib.Geoid.subpoint()` method —
    which was previously stranded over on the
    :class:`~skyfield.positionlib.Geocentric` class, where it
    couldn’t be used with positions of other classes that
    might be centered at the geocenter. (The old method will
    remain in place to support legacy code, but is
    discouraged in new applications.)
  * The effects of :ref:`Polar motion` — if configured —
    are now included both when computing the position in
    space of an Earth latitude and longitude, and when
    determining the latitude and longitude beneath a
    celestial position.
  * Added :func:`~skyfield.api.load_constellation_names()`.
  * The :meth:`~skyfield.timelib.Time.utc_jpl()` method now
    correctly designates its return value as UTC instead of

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