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| author | Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com> | 2014-07-26 11:54:20 +0200 |
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| committer | Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com> | 2014-07-26 11:54:20 +0200 |
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doc SOLAR_APPARENT_RADIUS
Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>
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diff --git a/info/blueshift.texinfo b/info/blueshift.texinfo index 4b3dce1..89c7bde 100644 --- a/info/blueshift.texinfo +++ b/info/blueshift.texinfo @@ -1509,6 +1509,17 @@ The Sun's lowest and highest elevation during astronomical twilight, measured in degrees. @end table +Blueshift provides a constant for the apparent +size of the Sun: @code{SOLAR_APPARENT_RADIUS}. +This constant can for example be used to get a +more accurate time when the night begins: rather +than simply saying that the night begins when +the Sun's apparent elevation is zero, you can say +that it begins when the Sun is no longer visible +at all, which is when the Sun's apparent elevation +is minus @code{SOLAR_APPARENT_RADIUS}. This value +is approximate. + @node Weather @section Weather |