stella.parameter
Class EclipticObliquity

java.lang.Object
  extended by util.PropertyContainer
      extended by util.PropertyResources
          extended by util.PropertyBundles
              extended by stella.parameter.AbstractParameter
                  extended by stella.parameter.AbstractValue
                      extended by stella.parameter.EclipticObliquity
All Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable, Parameter, ParameterDepending, Value, ExitCleaning, Initializable, LocalizedSupplying, PropertySupplying, Reloadable, ResourceSupplying

public class EclipticObliquity
extends AbstractValue
implements ParameterDepending, Reloadable

A Value calculating the current obliquity of the ecliptic. This parameter does not change fast and uses a linear approximation.
You need the ecliptic obliquity for calculating ra/dec from ecliptical coordinates. The conversion formulars read as follows:

   sin(δ) = sin(β)cos(ε)+sin(λ)cos(β)sin(ε)
   sin(α) cos(δ) = sin(λ)cos(β)cos(ε)-sin(β)sin(ε)
   cos(α) cos(δ) = cos(λ)cos(β)
   sin(λ) cos(β) = sin(α)cos(δ)cos(ε)+sin(δ)sin(ε)
   sin(β) = sin(δcos(ε))-sin(α)cos(δ)sin(ε)
   


Nested Class Summary
static class EclipticObliquity.Test
          Testing only.
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class util.PropertyResources
PropertyResources.URLResource
 
Field Summary
private static double ASUN
          The constant coefficient.
private static double BSUN
          The linear coefficient.
static String DEFNAME
          The name of this global (sidereal).
private static String DEFTIME
          The name of this global (sidereal).
static String KEY_TIME
          The name of the latitude to use.
private  Value time
          The UT time in ms.
 
Fields inherited from class stella.parameter.AbstractParameter
KEY_FORMAT, KEY_NAME, KEY_PRESERVE, UNKNOWN
 
Fields inherited from class util.PropertyBundles
KEY_LOCALECOUNTRY, KEY_LOCALELANGUAGE, KEY_RESOURCEBUNDLES
 
Fields inherited from class util.PropertyResources
KEY_NOINITONCREATE, localurl, locate, POSTFIX_DIR, POSTFIX_EXT, POSTFIX_FILE, POSTFIX_LIST, POSTFIX_URL, urlset
 
Fields inherited from class util.PropertyContainer
KEY_LISTSEPARATOR, KEY_MAPKEYVALUECHAR, KEY_MAPSEPARATOR
 
Fields inherited from interface util.PropertySupplying
CONFIG, KEY_CLASS
 
Fields inherited from interface util.ResourceSupplying
KEY_URLRESOURCES, KEY_URLUSECONFIG, KEY_URLUSECURRENT, KEY_URLUSEHOME
 
Constructor Summary
EclipticObliquity(Map info)
          Constructs a new sidereal time object.
 
Method Summary
static Number getConstantValue()
          An escape pod for parameters depending on the obliquity of the ecliptic but having no access to it because it was never constructed within a parameter set.
 String getFormatted()
          Returns the formatted longitude value.
 Number getValue()
          Returns the ecliptical longitude of the Sun in degrees as a Double.
 void registerParameter(Parameter what)
          Registers the required additional globals for the sidereal time.
 double rescanned(String key, String old, String newval)
          As any parameter depending instance we fail if the parameter we depend on is now a different one.
 Number setValue(Number val)
          Sets the sidereal time.
 
Methods inherited from class stella.parameter.AbstractValue
get, set
 
Methods inherited from class stella.parameter.AbstractParameter
createParameter, delivers, exit, getFormatted, getName, getPreserveFile, getString, getString, init, register, setName, toString
 
Methods inherited from class util.PropertyBundles
clone, getLocalized, getLocalized, getLocalizedString, getLocalizedString, loadResource
 
Methods inherited from class util.PropertyResources
createFrom, createFrom, createFrom, getApplet, getAsResources, getLocalClassLoader, getPropertiesToKey, getPropertiesToKey, getResource, getResourceAsStream, getResourceFromKey, getResources, keyCreate, keyCreate, reload, setApplet
 
Methods inherited from class util.PropertyContainer
augment, augment, augment, defaultBoolean, defaultChar, defaultDouble, defaultFloat, defaultInt, defaultLong, defaultObject, defaultObject, defaultProperties, defaultProperty, getAsBoolean, getAsChar, getAsDouble, getAsEnums, getAsFloat, getAsInt, getAsList, getAsLong, getAsMap, getAsMap, getAsObject, getAsObject, getProperties, getProperty, has, isNew, parseObject, reload, removeProperty, setObject, setProperties, setProperty, stringProperties
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface util.Reloadable
reload
 
Methods inherited from interface stella.Parameter
getName, getString
 
Methods inherited from interface util.PropertySupplying
defaultBoolean, defaultChar, defaultDouble, defaultFloat, defaultInt, defaultLong, defaultObject, defaultObject, defaultProperties, defaultProperty, getAsBoolean, getAsChar, getAsDouble, getAsFloat, getAsInt, getAsList, getAsLong, getAsMap, getAsObject, getAsObject, getProperties, getProperty, has, parseObject, removeProperty, setObject, setProperty, stringProperties
 
Methods inherited from interface util.Initializable
init
 
Methods inherited from interface util.ResourceSupplying
getResource, getResourceAsStream, getResources
 

Field Detail

KEY_TIME

public static final String KEY_TIME
The name of the latitude to use.

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Constant Field Values

DEFNAME

public static final String DEFNAME
The name of this global (sidereal).

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Constant Field Values

DEFTIME

private static final String DEFTIME
The name of this global (sidereal).

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Constant Field Values

ASUN

private static final double ASUN
The constant coefficient.

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Constant Field Values

BSUN

private static final double BSUN
The linear coefficient.

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Constant Field Values

time

private Value time
The UT time in ms.

Constructor Detail

EclipticObliquity

public EclipticObliquity(Map info)
Constructs a new sidereal time object. Note that this global can only function correctly after the time and longitude have been registered.

Method Detail

rescanned

public double rescanned(String key,
                        String old,
                        String newval)
As any parameter depending instance we fail if the parameter we depend on is now a different one.

Specified by:
rescanned in interface Reloadable
Overrides:
rescanned in class AbstractParameter

setValue

public Number setValue(Number val)
                throws UnsupportedOperationException
Sets the sidereal time. The sidereal time is a read-only variable, therefore this method throws an UnsupportedOperationException.

Specified by:
setValue in interface Value
Throws:
UnsupportedOperationException

getConstantValue

public static Number getConstantValue()
An escape pod for parameters depending on the obliquity of the ecliptic but having no access to it because it was never constructed within a parameter set. The value returned is the obliquity of the ecliptic at the julian year 2000.0. Due to the slow changes, it is accurate to 1 arcmin for ±100 years.


getValue

public Number getValue()
Returns the ecliptical longitude of the Sun in degrees as a Double. Note that this method returns null if the globals denoting the time is missing.

Specified by:
getValue in interface Value

registerParameter

public void registerParameter(Parameter what)
Registers the required additional globals for the sidereal time. For this particular object, latitude and UT is required. Note that the argumental global is checked for being of instance types of Time or Longitude, rather than querrying for the global name.

Specified by:
registerParameter in interface ParameterDepending

getFormatted

public String getFormatted()
Returns the formatted longitude value. It is a string giving the longitude in deg, min, and sec.

Specified by:
getFormatted in interface Parameter
Overrides:
getFormatted in class AbstractParameter