AIPS HELP file for DIST in 31DEC25

As of Wed Dec 11 8:14:25 2024

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DIST
Type:  Adverb (Real)
Use:  The distance between things: e.g.between two points on the
      celestial sphere or between the observer and the observed.
Null Value: 0
      Null Value is an error in PROFL.
Verbs:
   IMDIST........Determines spherical distance between two pixels.
                 DIST is output to give the separation in degrees.
Procedures:
   TVDIST........Determines spherical distance between two pixels on TV
                 screen.  DIST is output to give the separation in
                 degrees.
Tasks:
   PROFL.........Generates plot file for a profile display.  DIST is
                 the observer's distance from the map center in X axis
                 lengths (no default).

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