Usage of radecOffsetToRadec
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Convert an RA/Dec position and offsets into a new RA/Dec position. See also
rad2radec,
direction2radec, and
radec2direction.
Usage:
au.radecOffsetToRadec(radec, rao, deco, replaceDotsWithColons=True, mas=False, prec=5)
Inputs:
- radec: either a sexagesimal string ('hh:mm:ss.s dd:mm:ss') or a tuple of radians
- rao, deco: offset in arcseconds (floating point values)
- replaceDotsWithColons: change CASA's default Dec string from xx.yy.zz to xx:yy:zz
- mas: if True, then treat rao and deco as milliarcseconds
- prec: desired number of digits of precision after the seconds decimal point
Returns:
Example:
CASA <3>: au.radecOffsetToRadec('18:00:00, -10:00:00',34,34)
18:00:02.26667, -009:59:26.000000
Out[3]: '18:00:02.26667, -009:59:26.000000'
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ToddHunter - 2013-09-28