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site longitude, latitude, altitude

Specify the location of the telescope.

Arguments:
Double longitude
The geodetic eastward longitude of the site (-180..180 degrees).
Double latitude
The geodetic latitude of the site (-90..90 degrees).
Double altitude
The geodetic altitude of the site above sea level (meters).

Examples:
The following example would configure the control system for the 40m telescope at the Owen's Valley Radio Observatory, which is 118 degrees, 16 minutes and 56.9 seconds west of Greenwich, and 37 degrees, 13 minutes and 52.9 seconds north of the equator, at an altitude of 1197 meters above sea level.
  site -118:16:56.9, 37:13:52.9, 1197.0
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 (20-May-2010)