Difference between revisions of "Template:Circle of latitude/doc"

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This template uses a continuously updating  formula found at [http://www.neoprogrammics.com/obliquity_of_the_ecliptic http://www.neoprogrammics.com/obliquity_of_the_ecliptic].
 
This template uses a continuously updating  formula found at [http://www.neoprogrammics.com/obliquity_of_the_ecliptic http://www.neoprogrammics.com/obliquity_of_the_ecliptic].
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Note that this formula calculates the Mean Ecliptic, not the True Ecliptic, because it doesn't correct for Nutation.
  
 
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Revision as of 15:38, 23 January 2020

Usage

  • |tropical or |polar
  • |convert is optional.
{{Circle of latitude|Tropical|convert}} → 23°26′09.5″ (or 23.43598°)
{{Circle of latitude|polar}} → 66°33′50.5″

This template uses a continuously updating formula found at http://www.neoprogrammics.com/obliquity_of_the_ecliptic. Note that this formula calculates the Mean Ecliptic, not the True Ecliptic, because it doesn't correct for Nutation.