Usage for lstToUT

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Converts LST and calendar date into UT. See also mjdToUT and ComputeLSTDay.

Usage

au.lstToUT(lst, date, longitude=-67.7549):
   
    lst is a string in the format: hh:mm:ss, or a floating point hours
    Date is a string in the format: YYYY-MM-DD
    longitude is degrees East of Greenwich (default is ALMA)
    Returns two values:
          a string of the format:  '2012-09-20 00:02:51 UT'
          and floating point UT hours

Example

CASA <5>: au.lstToUT('00:00:0','2012-09-20')
  Out[5]: ('2012-09-20 04:33:08 UT', 4.5522222222222224)
-- ToddHunter - 2012-10-10
Topic revision: r2 - 2012-10-10, ToddHunter
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