Example #1
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        /// <summary>
        /// Decodes an AzAlt Coordinate from it's cartesean equivalent
        /// Note: This method should ONLY be used to decode cartesean coordinates
        /// that were originally generated from an AzAltCoordinate of from values
        /// interpolated from those originally generated from AzAltCoordinates.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="x"></param>
        /// <param name="y"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static AltAzCoordinate FromCartesean(double x, double y)
        {
            double az  = 0.0;
            double alt = Math.Sqrt((x * x) + (y * y));

            if (x > 0)
            {
                az = Math.Atan(y / x);
            }

            if (x < 0)
            {
                if (y >= 0)
                {
                    az = Math.Atan(y / x) + Math.PI;
                }
                else
                {
                    az = Math.Atan(y / x) - Math.PI;
                }
            }
            if (x == 0)
            {
                if (y > 0)
                {
                    az = Math.PI / 2.0;
                }
                else
                {
                    az = -1 * (Math.PI / 2.0);
                }
            }
            return(new AltAzCoordinate((alt - ALT_OFFSET), AstroConvert.RangeAzimuth(AstroConvert.RadToDeg(az))));
        }