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Port notes from SLA map.f and update copyright/author info
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* Convert star RA,Dec from mean place to geocentric apparent.
* Authors:
* PTW: Patrick T. Wallace
* TIMJ: Tim Jenness (JAC, Hawaii)
* {enter_new_authors_here}
* Notes:
* - Calls palMappa and palMapqk
* - The reference systems and timescales used are IAU 2006.
* - EQ is the Julian epoch specifying both the reference frame and
* the epoch of the position - usually 2000. For positions where
* the epoch and equinox are different, use the routine palPm to
* apply proper motion corrections before using this routine.
*
* - The distinction between the required TDB and TT is always
* negligible. Moreover, for all but the most critical
* applications UTC is adequate.
*
* - The proper motions in RA are dRA/dt rather than cos(Dec)*dRA/dt.
*
* - This routine may be wasteful for some applications because it
* recomputes the Earth position/velocity and the precession-
* nutation matrix each time, and because it allows for parallax
* and proper motion. Where multiple transformations are to be
* carried out for one epoch, a faster method is to call the
* palMappa routine once and then either the palMapqk routine
* (which includes parallax and proper motion) or palMapqkz (which
* assumes zero parallax and proper motion).
*
* - The accuracy is sub-milliarcsecond, limited by the
* precession-nutation model (see palPrenut for details).
*
* - The accuracy is further limited by the routine palEvp, called
* by palMappa, which computes the Earth position and velocity.
* See iauEpv00 for details on that calculation.
* History:
* 2012-03-01 (TIMJ):
* Initial version
* Adapted with permission from the Fortran SLALIB library.
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* Copyright:
* Copyright (C) 2001 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
* Copyright (C) 2012 Science and Technology Facilities Council.
* All Rights Reserved.
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