SLA_PAV - Position-Angle Between Two Directions   

ACTION:

Returns the bearing (position angle) of one celestial direction with respect to another (single precision).

CALL:

R = sla_PAV (V1, V2)

GIVEN:

V1 direction cosines of one point

V2 R(3) directions cosines of the other point

RETURNED:

sla_PAV position-angle of 2nd point with respect to 1st

NOTES:

1.

The coordinate frames correspond to $[\,\alpha,\delta\,]$,$[\lambda,\phi]$ etc..

2.

The result is the bearing (position angle), in radians, of point V2 as seen from point V1. It is in the range $\pm \pi$. The sense is such that if V2 is a small distance due east of V1 the result is about $+\pi/2$. Zero is returned if the two points are coincident.

3.

The routine sla_BEAR performs an equivalent function except that the points are specified in the form of spherical coordinates.