--- ray/doc/man/man1/gensky.1 2004/09/10 18:19:24 1.5 +++ ray/doc/man/man1/gensky.1 2019/11/07 23:16:17 1.7 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" RCSid "$Id: gensky.1,v 1.5 2004/09/10 18:19:24 greg Exp $" +.\" RCSid "$Id: gensky.1,v 1.7 2019/11/07 23:16:17 greg Exp $" .TH GENSKY 1 4/24/98 RADIANCE .SH NAME gensky - generate a RADIANCE description of the sky @@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ YST PST MST CST EST GMT 9 8 7 6 5 0 CET EET AST GST IST JST NZST --1 -2 -3 -4 -5.5 -9 -12 +\-1 \-2 \-3 \-4 \-5.5 \-9 \-12 Daylight savings time: YDT PDT MDT CDT EDT BST - 8 7 6 5 4 -1 + 8 7 6 5 4 \-1 CEST EEST ADT GDT IDT JDT NZDT - -2 -3 -4 -5 -6.5 -10 -13 + \-2 \-3 \-4 \-5 \-6.5 \-10 \-13 .fi .PP If the time is preceded by a plus sign ('+'), then it is interpreted @@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ watts/steradian/meter2. .I Gensky supports the following options. .TP 10n +.BR \-y \ year +If the year is specified, a more accurate solar position algorithm +[Michalsky 1988] will be used in place of the formula in the IES +Lighting Handbook. +.TP .BR \-s Sunny sky without sun. The sky distribution will correspond to a standard CIE clear day. @@ -216,12 +221,12 @@ If a time zone or solar time is given directly, then t To produce a sunny sky for July 4th at 2:30pm Eastern daylight time at a site latitude of 42 degrees, 89 degrees west longitude: .IP "" .2i -gensky 7 4 14:30EDT +s -a 42 -o 89 +gensky 7 4 14:30EDT +s \-a 42 \-o 89 .PP To produce a sunny sky distribution for a specific sun position but without the sun description: .IP "" .2i -gensky -ang 23 -40 -s +gensky \-ang 23 \-40 \-s .SH FILES /usr/local/lib/ray/skybright.cal .SH AUTHOR