doc/kstars/calc-eqgal.docbook

   1 <sect2 id="calc-eqgal">
   2 <title>Equatorial/Galactic Coordinates module</title>
   3 <indexterm><primary>Tools</primary>
   4 <secondary>Astrocalculator</secondary>
   5 <tertiary>Equatorial/Galactic Coordinates module</tertiary>
   6 </indexterm>
   7
   8 <screenshot>
   9 <screeninfo>
  10 The Equatorial/Galactic Coordinates calculator module
  11 </screeninfo>
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  17     <phrase>Equatorial/Galactic Coordinates</phrase>
  18   </textobject>
  19 </mediaobject>
  20 </screenshot>
  21
  22 <para>
  23 This module converts from <link linkend="equatorial">Equatorial
  24 coordinates</link> to <link linkend="galactic">Galactic
  25 coordinates</link>, and vice versa.  First, select which coordinates
  26 should be taken as input values in the <guilabel>Input
  27 Selection</guilabel> section.  Then, fill in the corresponding
  28 coordinate values in either the <guilabel>Galactic
  29 coordinates</guilabel> or <guilabel>Equatorial coordinates</guilabel>
  30 section.  Finally, press the <guibutton>Compute</guibutton> button,
  31 and the complementary coordinates will be filled in.
  32 </para>
  33 </sect2>
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