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NAME
airmass -- compute the airmass at a given elevation above horizon
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USAGE
airmass elevation
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PARAMETERS
.ls elevation
Elevation above horizon in either degrees or radians.
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.ls scale = 750.0
Scale factor of the Earth's atmosphere.
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.ls radians = no
Input elevation in radians instead of degrees.
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.ls airmass
On output, contains the computed airmass.
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EXAMPLE
Compute the airmass at an elevation of 30 degrees above the horizon

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	cl> airmass 30
	airmass 1.996 at an elevation of 30. degrees (0.5236 radians)
	above horizon
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