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meanObliquity
Return to directory of Todd's CASA extensions Returns the mean obliquity in radians for the specified date/time. Explanatory supplement to astronomical almanac, equation 3.222-1.Usage:
au.meanObliquity(date='')Inputs:
- date: blank means use the current time; otherwise:
- Input date format: 2011/10/15 05:00:00 or 2011/10/15-05:00:00 or 2011-10-15 05:00:00 or 2011-10-15-05:00:00 or 2011-10-15T05:00:00 or 2011-Oct-15 etc.
Example:
CASA <3>: au.meanObliquity('2016-03-15')
Out[3]: 0.40905603218786002
CASA <4>: degrees(au.meanObliquity('2016-03-15'))
Out[4]: 23.437184228731933
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