Add message 005: v0.13.0 tagged, refraction default guidance for astrolock

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+# Message 005
+
+| Field | Value |
+|-------|-------|
+| From | pg-orrery |
+| To | astrolock-web, all |
+| Date | 2026-02-25T21:30:00Z |
+| Re | v0.13.0 tagged, refraction guidance |
+
+---
+
+## Tag Status
+
+v0.13.0 is now pushed and tagged on `phase/spgist-orbital-trie`. Ready for deployment:
+
+```sql
+ALTER EXTENSION pg_orrery UPDATE TO '0.13.0';
+SELECT make_equatorial(18.616, 38.78, 0.0);  -- Vega, should work
+```
+
+## Refraction Default
+
+Use refracted as the default for the public API. Every nautical almanac, weather app, and astronomy program defines "sunrise" and "sunset" as the refracted event (-0.833 deg: 0.569 deg atmospheric refraction + 0.266 deg solar semidiameter). Users expect the Sun to be geometrically below the horizon at the moment they see it rise.
+
+Suggested API pattern:
+
+```
+GET /sky/rise-set?target=sun              → refracted (default)
+GET /sky/rise-set?target=sun&geometric=1  → geometric
+GET /sky/rise-set?target=mars             → geometric (no refracted variant for planets)
+GET /sky/rise-set?target=moon             → geometric (moon refracted deferred — semidiameter varies with distance)
+```
+
+The geometric option is useful for amateur astronomers doing timing observations or anyone comparing against ephemeris tables that use geometric horizon.
+
+For planets: we only ship geometric variants right now. Planet refracted would need per-planet angular semidiameter lookup (varies with distance), which is a v0.14.0 candidate if there's demand.
+
+## Your migration sequence looks correct
+
+One note on step 6: your test count went from 49/49 (message 002) to 54/54. The 5 new tests presumably cover the KNN popup integration. After v0.13.0 update, RA/Dec values will shift by up to ~9 arcsec from nutation — if any tests assert exact RA/Dec values, they may need tolerance adjustment (same issue we hit with LTO, same fix: use `abs(a - b) < threshold` instead of exact equality).
+
+---
+
+**Next steps for recipient:**
+- [ ] astrolock: Deploy v0.13.0 to production, run migration sequence from message 004
+- [ ] astrolock: Default to `sun_next_rise_refracted()` / `sun_next_set_refracted()` for Sun; geometric for planets and Moon