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1.6 KiB
<sect2 id="calc-ecliptic">
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<title>Ecliptic Coordinates module</title>
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<indexterm><primary>Tools</primary>
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<secondary>Astrocalculator</secondary>
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<tertiary>Ecliptic Coordinates module</tertiary>
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</indexterm>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>
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The Ecliptic Coordinates calculator module
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</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="calc-ecliptic.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Ecliptic Coordinates</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<para>
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This module converts between <link linkend="equatorial">Equatorial
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coordinates</link> and <link linkend="ecliptic">Ecliptic
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coordinates</link>. First, select which coordinates
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should be taken as input values in the <guilabel>Choose Input
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Coordinates</guilabel> section. Then, fill in the corresponding
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coordinate values in either the <guilabel>Ecliptic
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coordinates</guilabel> or <guilabel>Equatorial coordinates</guilabel>
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section. Finally, press the <guibutton>Compute</guibutton> button,
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and the complementary coordinates will be filled in.
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</para>
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<para>
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The module contains a batch mode for converting several coordinate
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pairs at once. You must construct an input file in which each line
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contains two values: the input coordinate pairs (either Equatorial
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or Ecliptic). Then specify which coordinates you are using as input,
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and identify the input and output filenames. Finally, press the
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<guibutton>Run</guibutton> button to generate the output file,
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which will contain the converted coordinates (Equatorial or
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Ecliptic; the complement of what you chose as the input values).
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</para>
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</sect2>
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