NAME:
etut
PURPOSE: (one line only)
Compute ET-UT time offset for a given Julian Date
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORY:
Astronomy
CALLING SEQUENCE:
ans = etut(jd)
INPUTS:
jd - Julian Date (UTC), scalar or vector
OPTIONAL INPUT PARAMETERS:
KEYWORD INPUT PARAMETERS:
OUTPUTS:
Return value which is the difference of ET-UT for the given JD.
KEYWORD OUTPUT PARAMETERS:
COMMON BLOCKS:
SIDE EFFECTS:
RESTRICTIONS:
Needs to have access to the file, leapsec.dat. This file is periodically
updated as new leap-seconds are announced. This file is contained as
part of this library.
PROCEDURE:
MODIFICATION HISTORY:
2010/12/02, Written by Marc W. Buie based on a routine provided by
Larry Wasserman which was in turn adapted from a routine
supplied to him by Myles Standish.