#!/usr/bin/env python

def sextodec(num): 
   first, second = num.split(':')
   first = float(first)
   second = float(second)
   return str(first + (second / 60))

def ratodec(num): 
   first, second = num.split(':')
   first = float(first) # hours
   second = float(second) # minutes
   first += (second / 60)
   return str((first * 15) - 180)

print '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>'
print '<kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.2" hint="target=sky">'
print '<Document>'
print '<Folder>'
print ' <name>Lynds Catalogue of Bright Nebulae</name>'

f = open('LBN.txt')
for i, line in enumerate(f): 
   if i == 0: continue
   line = line.rstrip('\r\n')
   number, ra, dec = line.split(' ')
   dec = sextodec(dec)
   ra = ratodec(ra)

   print ' <Placemark>'
   print '  <name>LBN %s</name>' % number
   print '  <Point>'
   print '   <coordinates>%s,%s</coordinates>' % (ra, dec)
   print '  </Point>'
   print ' </Placemark>'
f.close()

print '</Folder>'
print '</Document>'
print '</kml>'