pro sdw_condec,decdeg,decs ; Procedure: condec,decdeg,decs ; Purpose: To convert a DEC from decimal degrees to ; a form of +DD:MM:SS.S ; Programer: E. Malumuth ; Date written: 7/11/1989 if (decdeg gt 0) then p='+' else p='-' decdeg=abs(decdeg) deg=fix(decdeg) decmin=(decdeg-deg)*60. min=fix(decmin) decsec=(decmin-min)*60. if (decsec ge 59.99999) then begin decsec = decsec - 60.0 min = min + 1 endif if (deg lt 10) then pd = '0' else pd='' if (min lt 10) then pm = '0' else pm='' if (decsec lt 10) then ps = '0' else ps='' dd=string(deg) mm=string(min) ss=string(format = '(f5.2)',decsec) if (strmid(ss,0,1) eq '-') then ss = strmid(ss,1,strlen(ss)-1) decs=p + pd + strcompress(dd,/remove_all) + ':' decs=decs + pm + strcompress(mm,/remove_all) + ':' decs=decs + ps + strcompress(ss,/remove_all) decs=strmid(decs,0,12) if (p eq '-') then decdeg=decdeg*(-1) return end