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;*NAME:		pics_tel_info
;
;*CATEGORY:	PMAS instrument control software
;
;*PURPOSE:	retrieve current CAHA 3.5m telescope parameters 
;
;*CALLING SEQUENCE:   pics_tel_info, err, T_info_d, T_info_s, /SILENT
;
;*PARAMETERS:
;	INPUT:
;		- none -
;
;	OUTPUT:
;               err     error variable (string)
;
;               STRUCTURE:  T_info_d  (decimal float values)
;               ----------------------------------------------------
;               T_info_d.RA                current right ascension'
;               T_info_d.DEC               current declination'
;
;               T_info_d.ST                sidereal time'
;               T_info_d.HA                hour angle'
;               T_info_d.AM                air mass'
;
;               T_info_d.UT                universal time'
;               T_info_d.tfocus            telescope focus'
;
;               T_info_d.casspos           cassegrain flange angle'
;
;               ... and same structure for T_info_s (sedecimal values)
;
;	KEYWORDS:
;               /SILENT      do not print parameters on screen
;               /VERSION     return version number
;		       
;
;*EXAMPLES:	pics_tel_info, err, T_info_d, T_info_s
;                         
;
;*SYSTEM VARIABLES USED:
;		- none -
;
;*COMMON BLOCKS:
;		- none -
;
;*INTERACTIVE INPUT:
;		- none -
;
;*SUBROUTINES CALLED:
;		
;		...
;
;*FILES USED:
;		- none -
;
;*SIDE EFFECTS:
;		
;
;*RESTRICTIONS:
;
;
;*NOTES:
;		This routine needs an update if TCS software should be changed 
;
;*PROCEDURE:
;
;
;*MODIFICATION HISTORY: 
;
pics_tel_info_VERSION = 'pics_tel_info.pro Version 1.0 --- 30/08/02 mmr'
;
;	26/10/01	MMR	initial programming as pmas_tel_info.pro
;       30/08/02        mmr     adapted to PICS
;          
;*AUTHORS:
;
;	MMR		Martin M. Roth	Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam
;					An der Sternwarte 16
;					D-14547 Potsdam  
;					Tel. +49 - 331 - 7499 313
;                                       email: mmroth@aip.de
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