CAAGlobe_RhoCosThetaPrime: CAAGlobe_RhoCosThetaPrime

In helixcn/skycalc: Computational Astronomy in R based on PJ Naughter's AA+ library

Description

CAAGlobe_RhoCosThetaPrime

Usage

CAAGlobe_RhoCosThetaPrime(GeographicalLatitude, Height)

Arguments

GeographicalLatitude	GeographicalLatitude The latitude of the position in degrees.
Height	Height The observer's height above sea level in meters

Value

A numeric value of your position relative to the centre of the earth expressed in units of the equatorial radius. For more information refer to the diagram on Page 81.

Author(s)

C++ code by PJ Naughter, imported to R by Jinlong Zhang

References

Meeus, J. H. (1991). Astronomical algorithms. Willmann-Bell, Incorporated.

Examples

CAAGlobe_RhoCosThetaPrime(GeographicalLatitude = 44, Height = 3200)

helixcn/skycalc documentation built on March 31, 2021, 5:45 a.m.