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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/kdeedu/kstars/calc-equinox.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/kdeedu/kstars/calc-equinox.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..04ab0393713 --- /dev/null +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/kdeedu/kstars/calc-equinox.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +<sect2 id="calc-equinox"> +<title +>Equinoxes and Solstices module</title> +<indexterm +><primary +>Tools</primary> +<secondary +>Astrocalculator</secondary> +<tertiary +>Equinoxes and Solstices module</tertiary> +</indexterm> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo +>The Equinoxes and Solstices calculator module </screeninfo> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="calc-equinox.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase +>Equinoxes and Solstices</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para +>The <link linkend="ai-equinox" +>Equinoxes</link +> and Solstices module calculates the date and time of an equinox or solstice for a given year. You specify which event (Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Autumn Equinox or Winter Solstice) should be investigated, and the year. Then press the <guibutton +>Compute</guibutton +> button to obtain the date and time of the event, and the length of the corresponding season, in days. </para> +<para +>There is a batch mode for this module. To use it, simply generate an input file whose lines each contain a year for which the Equinox and Solstice data will be computed. Then specify the input and output filenames, and press the <guibutton +>Run</guibutton +> button to generate the output file. Each line in the output file contains the input year, the date and time of each event, and the length of each season. </para> +</sect2> |