Enter Calendar Date -- Displays Julian Date

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Enter Calendar Date -- Displays Julian Date

Post #1by don » 20.04.2004, 00:28

This script allows you to enter a calendar date and then displays that date converted to a Julian Date for you.

UPDATE: Short-lived script! :lol:

It's replacement now does both, Calendar and Julian date conversions: http://shatters.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4901.

Thanks Oni!
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Julian to Calendar?

Post #2by Oni » 20.04.2004, 06:07

Hi Don,

Thanks for that conversion utility!! Just curious, will it also convert Julian to Calendar? Might be handy to have that as well :-)
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Post #3by don » 20.04.2004, 19:51

Hi Oni,

Well, it didn't, but why not? Here is it's replacement ... http://shatters.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4901
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Now you're cooking!

Post #4by Oni » 20.04.2004, 21:11

Thanks so much Don!!

Sorry you had to rewrite your script, but it is always good for a conversion utility to be able to convert both ways :-) I've had many occasions where I only had the Julian date and needed to convert to Calendar, now I can much easier....Thanks!! Keep those great utilities coming!
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Post #5by don » 20.04.2004, 22:24

You're welcome Oni, and you are absolutely right -- convert both ways.

It's not really a re-write, as I only added the other conversion. Since it does both, I decided to rename the script. :D
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Post #6by Bob Hegwood » 21.04.2004, 04:09

Hey, a CELX script that actually does what it's supposed to do... :wink:

Thanks, Don. Now I can get rid of the other three converters I had to get to
figure out which date I wanted. :lol:

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Post #7by don » 21.04.2004, 04:45

Thanks Bob. Glad it helps out!

The funny part is that it doesn't even do anything in or for Celestia, except to help the person trying to do something in Celestia. Strange.
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Post #8by ElPelado » 21.04.2004, 12:51

I always used thsi page to convert:
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/JulianDate.html
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