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1throw new Error("Description for built in functions. Must not be included!");
2/**
3 * @fileOverview
4 * Documentation of Sky class built into dimctrl.
5 */
6
7
8/**
9 * @class
10 *
11 * This class represents a set of sky coordinates.
12 *
13 * If the data was the result of a coordinate transformation, the
14 * corresponding time is stored in addition. A function to convert
15 * to local coordinates is included.
16 *
17 * @param {Number} rightAscension
18 * Right ascension in hours
19 *
20 * @param {Number} declination
21 * Declination in degree
22 *
23 * @example
24 * var sky = new Sky(12, 45);
25 * var local = sky.toLocal();
26 * var date = new Date("2012-10-25 16:30 GMT"); // Date in UTC
27 * var local = sky.toLocal(date);
28 * var local = sky.toLocal("ORM");
29 * var local = sky.toLocal(date, "HAWC");
30 * var local = sky.toLocal("SPM", date);
31 *
32 * @author <a href="mailto:tbretz@physik.rwth-aachen.de">Thomas Bretz</a>
33 *
34 */
35function Sky()
36{
37
38 /**
39 * Right ascension in hours
40 *
41 * @constant
42 * @type Number
43 */
44 this.ra = rightAscension
45
46 /**
47 * Declination in degrees
48 *
49 * @constant
50 * @type Number
51 */
52 this.dec = declination;
53
54 /**
55 * Time corresponding to ra and dec if they are the result of
56 * a conversion.
57 *
58 * @constant
59 * @type Date
60 */
61 this.time = undefined;
62
63 /**
64 * Convert sky coordinates to celestial coordinates.
65 * As observatory location the FACT telescope is assumed.
66 * The conversion is done using libnova's ln_get_hrz_from_equ.
67 *
68 * @param {Date} [time=new Date()]
69 * Time for which the coordinates will be tranfromed.
70 * The order of time and observatory is arbitrary.
71 *
72 * @param {String} [observatory='ORM']
73 * Observatory location as defined in nova.h as a string for which
74 * the coordinate conversion is done The default is the
75 * FACT site ('ORM'). The order of time and observatory is arbitrary.
76 *
77 * @type Local
78 *
79 * @returns
80 * A Local object with the converted coordinates,
81 * the conversion time and the observatory location.
82 */
83 this.toLocal = function() { /* [native code] */ }
84}
85
86/**
87 * Calculate the distance between two sky positions.
88 *
89 * The distance between the two provided objects is calculated.
90 * The returned value is an absolute distance (angle) between
91 * the two positions.
92 *
93 * @constant
94 *
95 * @param {Sky} sky1
96 * Celestial coordinates for one of the two objects for which
97 * the distance on the sky should be calculated. In principle
98 * every object with the properties 'ra' and 'dec' can be provided.
99 *
100 * @param {Sky} sky2
101 * Celestial coordinates for one of the two objects for which
102 * the distance on the sky should be calculated. In principle
103 * every object with the properties 'ra' and 'dec' can be provided.
104 *
105 * @returns {Number}
106 * Absolute distance between both positions on the sky in degrees.
107 */
108Sky.dist = function() { /* [native code] */}
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