MTHONSOBS MTIEOOBS MTETROJAN MTROS MPCCONV MTDISTCALC MTDISTCALC2 MTZTDL

Mick Todd ROS Processor

This page is for formatting the output of the MPC ephemeris service for scheduling observations using the Zadko Telescope ROS. No instructions are provided - this is not designed as a general purpose tool.

Dec Grid x RA meridian

FOV (arcmin) Overlap %

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"MT20h59+00d00m" 20h59m14s4 +00d00m00s 2025-05-12Thh:mm:00 0.0041780746 0 180 1 180 1 180 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zadko_Australia "MT21h00+00d00m" 21h00m45s5 +00d00m00s 2025-05-12Thh:mm:00 0.0041780746 0 180 1 180 1 180 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zadko_Australia "MT20h59-00d22m" 20h59m14s4 -00d22m47s 2025-05-12Thh:mm:00 0.0041780746 0 180 1 180 1 180 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zadko_Australia "MT21h00-00d22m" 21h00m45s5 -00d22m47s 2025-05-12Thh:mm:00 0.0041780746 0 180 1 180 1 180 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zadko_Australia

Tracking rates RA: Dec: ROS Priority:

Exposure time (s): [Auto ] Number (max 6): Site:

Mag limit Min elevation: Filter:

Paired observations only Auto-select time Time (UT): Only if wanted in the next days

Convert RA and Decl into altitude and azimuth

Coordinates of object and observer
Object
right ascension	hrs	min
declination	deg	min
Observer
latitude	deg	min
longitude	deg	min

Local date and time of observation

Date

date -- year : mon : day : :

Time
time -- hr : min : sec : :

Output

object

altitude     deg

azimuth     deg

now

This gives the computed horizon coordinates without correction for atmospheric refraction.