NAME:
lsidtim
PURPOSE:
Compute local sidereal time at a given longitude and time.
DESCRIPTION:
This routine is based on the algorithms from p. 83 of "Astronomical
Algorithms" by J. Meeus, 1st edition.
CATEGORY:
Astronomy
CALLING SEQUENCE:
lsidtim,jd,lon,sidtim [,UT=ut]
INPUTS:
jd - Julian Date (double precision), scalar or vector.
lon - West longitude of observatory in radians (scalar).
OPTIONAL INPUT PARAMETERS:
KEYWORD INPUT PARAMETERS:
UT - Time, in hours to add to JD to get the correct Universal Time.
That the same as Universal Time minus the Local Time.
OUTPUTS:
lst - Local sidereal time for each of the input times (radians).
KEYWORD OUTPUT PARAMETERS:
COMMON BLOCKS:
SIDE EFFECTS:
RESTRICTIONS:
PROCEDURE:
MODIFICATION HISTORY:
94/05/05 - Written by Marc W. Buie, Lowell Observatory
2002/01/08, MWB, 2-d input on jd is now allowed.
2002/09/05, MWB, total rewrite to use modern formula