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% Compute Greenwich apparent sidereal time.
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Form:
gAST = GASTime( jD, eOfECalc )
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Inputs
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jD (1,1) Julian date
eOfECalc (1,1) Calculate the equation of the equinoxes
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Outputs
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gAST (1,1) Earth angle for JD (deg)
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References: Seidelmann, P. K., The Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical
Almanac, University Science Books, 1992, p. 20.
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SC: Ephem/EOfE SC: Ephem/GMSTime Common: Time/JD2T
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