DeltaT:

Path: Common/Time

% Computes the difference between UT1 and TT based on the Julian date.
 This model is based on observations up through 1993 and after that
 is a linear extrapolation. The equation is UT1 = TT - DT.

 If you type DeltaT it will compute dt for the current date and time.

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   Form:
   dt = DeltaT( jd )
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   Inputs
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   jd           (1,1) Julian date

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   Outputs
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   dt           (1,1) Time difference

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   References:  U.S. Naval Observatory, MICA, U.S. Naval Observatory
                Washington, D.C., p. C-1.
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Children:

Common: General/DeBlankLT
Common: Graphics/NewFig
Common: Graphics/PltStyle
Common: Graphics/TextS
Common: Graphics/TitleS
Common: Graphics/XLabelS
Common: Graphics/YLabelS
Common: Time/DTAToDTS
Common: Time/DTSToDTA
Common: Time/Date2DN
Common: Time/Date2FY
Common: Time/Date2JD
Common: Time/JD2Date
Common: Time/LeapYear
Math: MathUtils/R2P5

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