LSIDTIM

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.

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