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% Converts focal plane coordinates into right ascension/declination of the targets.
If no outputs are specified it will create a 3D plot of the
unit vectors for the inputs. In the focal plane the vectors
x = [0;1;0] and y = [sin(decC);0;-cos(decC)] define the sysstem
of coordinates that is used to measure the plate and which is
oriented North-SOutha and East-West.
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Form:
[ra, dec] = FP2RADec( rAC, decC, x, y, f )
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Inputs
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rAC (1,1) Right ascension of the camera axis (rad)
decC (1,1) Declination of the camera axis (rad)
x (n) X coordinate
y (n) Y Coordinate
f (1,1) Focal length
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Outputs
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rA (n) Right ascension ( 0 to 2*pi) (rad)
dec (n) Declination (rad)
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References: Montenbruck, O. and T. Fleger, "Astronomy on the Personal
Computer", Spring-Verlag, 1994, p 255.
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Common: Graphics/NewFig Common: Graphics/XLabelS Common: Graphics/YLabelS Common: Graphics/ZLabelS Common: Transform/RaDec2U
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