possible error in RA conversion

Posted by Richard Lee on
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Hello

There seems to be an error in AstroImageJ converting RA deg -> RA sexagesimal in DP Coordinate Converter. The conversion error is common to RA input boxes:  J2000 / B1950 / Equatorial

Example: enter 306.07125 converts to 18:04:16.5, should be 20:24:17.1. The Dec conversion is OK, e.g. 33.879167 converts to +33:52:45 (correct)

From Help/About, I'm running AIJ db 3.2.1 / Java 1.7.0_71 (64 bit) on Win 10 PC. Recently installed AIJ and updated to current daily build. Issue persists after downloading new version, power cycling PC etc.

Regards

Richard Lee