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/*
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 *
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 *  
 *  Copyright (C) 2000 - 2005 Petr Kubanek
 *  Copyright (C) 2011 Petr Kubanek, Institute of Physics <kubanek@fzu.cz>
 */

#include <math.h>
#include <libnova/airmass.h>
#include <libnova/utility.h>

/*
** Airmass
*/

/*! \fn double ln_get_airmass (double alt, double airmass_scale)
* \param alt            Altitude in degrees
* \param airmass_scale  Airmass scale - usually 750.
* \return  Airmass for give altitude.
*/
double ln_get_airmass (double alt, double airmass_scale)
{
  double a;
  a = airmass_scale * sin (ln_deg_to_rad (alt));
  return sqrt (a * a + 2 * airmass_scale + 1) - a;
}

/*! \fn double ln_get_alt_from_airmass (double X, double airmass_scale)
 * \param X              Airmass
 * \param airmass_scale  Airmass scale - usually 750.
 * \return  Altitude for give airmass.
 */
double ln_get_alt_from_airmass (double X, double airmass_scale)
{
	return ln_rad_to_deg (asin ((2 * airmass_scale + 1 - X * X) / (2 * X * airmass_scale)));
}