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Hi there! I'm was just wondering if anyone knew how to convert the Kethane coordinates into mechjeb ones. I thought maybe if I just plugged in the numbers from Kethane into the first slots it would work but it just doesn't look right to me. Maybe I'm just being too paranoid XD anyways thanks for your help :)

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If you want a quick-and-dirty way to convert between decimal and degree-minute-second coordinates with a simple home calculator:

From decimal to DMS:

1. Take your given value (for instance, 55.65). The value left of the decimal place is your degree measurement (in this case, 55 degrees).

2. Take the remainder (0.65) and multiply by 60. (65*60 = 39) The value left of the decimal place is your minute measurement. (39 minutes)

3. If you still have a decimal remainder, multiply by 60 again, and that will give you your second measurement.

4. Positive values are north and east; negative values are south and west. (If you've learned how to plot lines and shapes on graphs, this should be easy to remember.)

From DMS to decimal:

Just do the opposite of the above. Divide your seconds value by 60, add in your minutes value as a whole number, divide by 60 again and add your degrees. North and east become positive numbers; south and west become negative numbers.

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