sky6Web Class Reference

The sky6Web object. More...

Inheritance diagram for sky6Web:

Public Types
enum	enumTSWC {   TSWC_NONE, TSWC_UNKNOWN, TSWC_NORTH, TSWC_SOUTH,   TSWC_EAST, TSWC_WEST, TSWC_ZENITH, TSWC_LEFT,   TSWC_RIGHT, TSWC_UP, TSWC_DOWN, TSWC_ZIN,   TSWC_ZOUT, TSWC_OBJID, TSWC_PAINT, TSWC_ROTATECCW,   TSWC_ROTATECW, TSWC_CENTERSCOPE, TSWC_LAST }

Public Slots
void	CreateStarChart (double dJD, enumTSWC Cmd, int lUserId, double dLat, double dLong, double dTimeZone, int nW, int nH, QString bstrLogicalPath)
	Create a star chart.
void	MapCmdTextToTSWC (QString bstrText)
	Map the text to a corresponding TheSky web command enumTSWCC.
void	SlewToObject (QString bstrObjectName)
	Slew the telescope to the corresponding object.
void	Sleep (int lMilliSeconds)
	Sleeep the number of milliseconds.
void	GetThisDayJDAt (double dHours, double dTimeZone)
	Returns a julian date at the given hour and timezone. More...
void	AbortSlew ()
	Aborts any telescope slew in progress.

Public Member Functions
	Q_ENUMS (enumTSWC)

Properties
int	IsSlewComplete
	Returns true (non-zero) if the slew is complete othewise false (zero).
int	GetLastSlewError
	GetLastSlewError returns the last slew error.
QString	Vital
	Returns a string representing the vital information of the chart.
double	CurRa
	The current RA of the star chart.
double	CurDec
	The current declination of the star chart.
double	CurPA
	The current position angle of the imaging system's rotator.
double	CurAz
	The current azimuth of the star chart.
double	CurAlt
	The current altitude of the star chart.
double	CurFOV
	The current field of view (FOV) of the star chart.
double	CurRotation
	The current rotation of the star chart.
double	JD
	The current julian date the star chart.
int	GetOrientation
	The current orientation of the star chart.
QString	DateString
	The date of the star chart as a string.
QString	TimeString
	The time of the star chart as a string.
QString	LocationString
	The lcation of the star chart as a string.
QString	TimeZoneString
	The timezone of the star chart as a string.
double	Test
	A Test method for debugging setting up Browser Astronomy.
QString	ChartFileName
	The filename of the chart settings file that TheSky switches to before processing CreateStarChart() method.
QString	outputChartFileName
	The filename of the chart settings file produced by calling the CreateStarChart() method.
enumTSWC	mappedCmdOut
	The last web comand processed by this object.
double	JDOut
	The julian date after processing the CreateStarChart() method.
int	LASTCOMERROR
	Software Bisque only - the last COM error thrown.

Detailed Description

The sky6Web object.

The sky6Web object is primarily used by Browser Astronomony to easily allow observatory control over the internet including a real time star chart.

It is worth noting that this obect along with all other scriptable objects are for private, non-commmercial, non-military use.
Please see the end user's license agreement EULA.

Member Function Documentation

GetThisDayJDAt

void sky6Web::GetThisDayJDAt ( double  dHours, double  dTimeZone  )

slot

Returns a julian date at the given hour and timezone.

This is used by the Seeing in the Dark web site so that users always see the chart for tonight at say 10 PM.