Template:Circle of latitude/doc
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 | This is a documentation subpage for Template:Circle of latitude. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
Usage
[edit source]|tropicalor|polar|convertis optional.
- {{Circle of latitude|tropical}} → 23°26′09.1″
- {{Circle of latitude|polar|convert}} → 66°33′50.9″ (or 66.56413°)
This template uses a continuously updating formula found at http://www.neoprogrammics.com/obliquity_of_the_ecliptic. Note that this formula calculates the mean ecliptic, not the true ecliptic, because it doesn't correct for nutation.