tde-i18n/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdeedu/kstars/calc-horizontal.docbook

<sect2 id="calc-horiz">
<title>Horizontal Coordinates module</title>
<indexterm><primary>Tools</primary>
<secondary>Astrocalculator</secondary>
<tertiary>Horizontal Coordinates module</tertiary>
</indexterm>

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<screeninfo>The Horizontal Coordinates calculator module </screeninfo>
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<para>This module converts from <link linkend="equatorial">Equatorial coordinates</link> to <link linkend="horizontal">Horizontal coordinates</link>. First, select the date, time, and geographic coordinates for the calculation in the <guilabel>Input Data</guilabel> section. Then, fill in the equatorial coordinates to be converted and their catalogue epoch in the <guilabel>Equatorial Coordinates</guilabel> section. When you press the <guibutton>Compute</guibutton> button, the corresponding Horizontal coordinates will be presented in the <guilabel>Horizontal Coordinates</guilabel> section. </para>
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