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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdeedu/kstars/calc-apcoords.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdeedu/kstars/calc-apcoords.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..03471f5fccc --- /dev/null +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdeedu/kstars/calc-apcoords.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +<sect2 id="calc-apcoords"> +<title +>Apparent Coordinates module</title> +<indexterm +><primary +>Tools</primary> +<secondary +>Astrocalculator</secondary> +<tertiary +>Apparent Coordinates module</tertiary> +</indexterm> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo +>The Apparent Coordinates calculator module </screeninfo> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="calc-apcoords.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase +>Apparent Coordinates</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para +>The Apparent Coordinates module converts the <firstterm +>catalogue coordinates</firstterm +> of a point in the sky to its <firstterm +>apparent coordinates</firstterm +> for any date. The coordinates of objects in the sky are not fixed, because of <link linkend="ai-precession" +>precession</link +>, nutation and aberration. This module takes these effects into account. </para> +<para +>To use the module, first enter the desired target date and time in the <guilabel +>Target Time/Date</guilabel +> section. Then, enter the catalogue coordinates in the <guilabel +>Catalog Coordinates</guilabel +> section. You can also specify the catalogue's epoch here (usually 2000.0 for modern object catalogues). Finally, press the <guibutton +>Compute</guibutton +> button, and the object's coordinates for the target date will be displayed in the <guilabel +>Apparent Coordinates</guilabel +> section. </para> +</sect2> |