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<sect2 id="calc-precess">
<title
>Precession module</title>
<indexterm
><primary
>Tools</primary>
<secondary
>Astrocalculator</secondary>
<tertiary
>Precession module</tertiary>
</indexterm>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo
>The Precession calculator module </screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="calc-precess.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase
>Precession</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para
>This module is similar to the <link linkend="calc-apcoords"
>Apparent Coordinates module</link
>, but it only applies the effect of <link linkend="ai-precession"
>precession</link
>, not of nutation or aberration. </para>
<para
>To use the module, first enter the input coordinates and their epoch in the <guilabel
>Original Coordinates</guilabel
> section. You must also fill in the target epoch in the <guilabel
>Precessed Coordinates</guilabel
> section. Then, press the <guibutton
>Compute</guibutton
> button, and the object's coordinates, precessed to the target Epoch, are presented in the <guilabel
>Precessed Coordinates</guilabel
> section. </para>
</sect2>