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EllipsoidGrazingAngleLocations Method

Provides the two points on the limb of the ellipsoid with the smallest and largest apparent angular separation with respect to the indicated direction, 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 Cartesian[] GrazingAngleLocations(
	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: Cartesian
The locations of the two points on the ellipsoid with the smallest and largest apparent angular separation, respectively.
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