PlanetAlignments:

Path: Orbit/Interplanetary

% Plots planet alignments fur successive synodic periods.
   Uses Planets for ephemerides.

   Type PlanetAlignments for an Earth/Mars demo.

   Since version 2014.1
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   Form:
   PlanetAlignments( planet1, planet2, jD )
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   Inputs
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   planet1 (1,:) Planet 1 name
   planet2 (1,:) Planet 2 name
   jD      (1,1) Julian date

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   Outputs
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   None
                         
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Children:

Common: Database/Constant
Common: Graphics/NewFig
Common: Time/Date2JD
Orbit: OrbitMechanics/SynPer
SC: BasicOrbit/OrbRate
SC: BasicOrbit/Period
SC: BasicOrbit/RVFromKepler
SC: Ephem/Planets
SC: Ephem/SolarSystemElements

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