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Azimuth

The azimuth of the telescope (-360..360).

Input Format:

A sexagesimal number between -360 and 360 degrees, inclusive.

Operators:
-a
The unary minus operator changes the sign of its operand.

Use with do-loops:
When an Azimuth variable is used as the dependent variable of a do-loop, the associated loop increment is specified as a Sexagesimal constant.

Context:
The azimuth at which the telescope points is 0 when pointing North, 90 when pointing East, 180 when pointing South, and 270 when pointing West. The Azimuth argument of the slew command tells the control system where to point the telescope, in azimuth.

Martin Shepherd (9-Oct-1997)