Re: Negative Welch-Stetson Index

[aah@nofs.navy.mil]

Michael K. wrote:
>I modified the script to add the sexagesimal notation as was discussed on 
>this list. I also commented the lines you reference out. If anyone wants 
>it it is here:

>http://www.lolife.com/tass/

I tried accessing it, and got a fatal internal server error.

Note that everytime someone tries to reinvent the wheel, they run into the
old problems.  That is why I suggested way back when that TASS use the
SLALIB library for all astronomical functions, and cfitsio for all
file-related functions.  SLALIB might not be directly
accessible in Perl (Fortran and C versions are certainly out that might
be linkable).  One common problem in sexagesimal conversions is "-0", so beware
when working close to the celestial equator.

Arne