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author | toma <toma@283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da> | 2009-11-25 17:56:58 +0000 |
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Copy the KDE 3.5 branch to branches/trinity for new KDE 3.5 features.
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diff --git a/doc/kstars/calc-equinox.docbook b/doc/kstars/calc-equinox.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b43d4190 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kstars/calc-equinox.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +<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> |