NAME:
haparse
PURPOSE:
Convert Hour Angle (HA) string to radians.
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORY:
Astronomy
CALLING SEQUENCE:
ha=haparse(str)
INPUTS:
str - String (or array) to parse as an hour angle
OPTIONAL INPUT PARAMETERS:
KEYWORD INPUT PARAMETERS:
DEGREES - Flag, if set, indicates the decimal value is in degrees.
The default is radians.
OUTPUTS:
return value is scalar or vector value of HA in radians
Note - W,w,+ prefixes are all west hour angles (positive)
E,e,- prefixes are all east hour angles (negative)
KEYWORD OUTPUT PARAMETERS:
ERROR - Flag (scalar or vector), set if an error was seen.
COMMON BLOCKS:
SIDE EFFECTS:
RESTRICTIONS:
PROCEDURE:
MODIFICATION HISTORY:
2002/03/14, Written by Marc W. Buie, Lowell Observatory
2009/04/26, MWB, converted to use new CVTSIXTY routine