Index
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)