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diff --git a/doc/kstars/calc-angdist.docbook b/doc/kstars/calc-angdist.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7ccb1b04 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kstars/calc-angdist.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +<sect2 id="calc-angdist"> +<title>Angular Distance module</title> +<indexterm><primary>Tools</primary> +<secondary>Astrocalculator</secondary> +<tertiary>Angular Distance module</tertiary> +</indexterm> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo> +The Angular Distance calculator module +</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="calc-angdist.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Angular Distance</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +The Angular Distance tool is used to measure the angle between any +two points on the sky. You simply specify the +<link linkend="equatorial">Equatorial coordinates</link> of the +desired pair of points, and then press the +<guibutton>Compute</guibutton> button to obtain the angle between +the two points. +</para> +<para> +There is also a Batch mode for this module. In batch mode, you +specify an input filename which contains four numbers per line: +the RA and Dec values for pairs of points. Alternatively, you can +specify a single value for any of these four coordinates in +the calculator panel (the corresponding values in the input file +should be skipped if they are specified in the calculator). +</para> +<para> +Once you have specified the input filename and an output filename, +simply press the <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button to generate the +output file. +</para> +</sect2> |