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Enum EquatorialCoordinateType

Equatorial coordinate systems used by telescopes.

Namespace: ES.Ascom.Alpaca.Devices
Assembly: ES.Ascom.Alpaca.Shared.dll
Syntax
public enum EquatorialCoordinateType

Fields

Name Description
B1950

B1950 equinox, FK4 reference frame.

J2000

J2000 equator/equinox.Coordinates of the object at mid-day on 1st January 2000, ICRS reference frame.

J2050

J2050 equator/equinox, ICRS reference frame.

Other

Custom or unknown equinox and/or reference frame.

Topocentric

Topocentric coordinates of the object at the current date having allowed for annual aberration, precession and nutation.This is the most common coordinate type for amateur telescopes.

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