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site longitude,
latitude, altitude
Set the location of the CBI.
- Arguments:
-
Longitude longitude
- The geodetic eastward longitude of the site (-180..180 degrees).
Latitude latitude
- The geodetic latitude of the site (-90..90 degrees).
Altitude altitude
- The geodetic altitude of the site above sea level (meters).
- Examples:
- The following example would set the CBI up for operation at the
Owen's Valley Radio Observatory, which is 118 degrees, 16 minutes
and 56 seconds west of Grenwich, 37 degrees, 14 minutes and 2
seconds north of the equator, and is at an altitude of 1222
meters above sea level.
site -118:16:56, 37:14:02, 1222.0
- Context:
- Before the control system can track a source, you must call the
site command to tell it where the telescope is located.
Martin Shepherd (9-Oct-1997)