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EllipsoidGrazingAngles Method

Provides the angles from the indicated direction to the two points on the limb of the ellipsoid with the smallest and largest apparent angular separation, as viewed from the provided point. The point must be exterior to the ellipsoid.

Namespace:  AGI.Foundation.Geometry.Shapes
Assembly:  AGI.Foundation.Core (in AGI.Foundation.Core.dll) Version: 24.2.419.0 (24.2.419.0)
Syntax
public double[] GrazingAngles(
	Cartesian point,
	UnitCartesian direction
)

Parameters

point
Type: AGI.Foundation.CoordinatesCartesian
The position exterior to the ellipsoid.
direction
Type: AGI.Foundation.CoordinatesUnitCartesian
The reference direction.

Return Value

Type: Double
The smallest and largest apparent angular separation, respectively.
See Also