NAME:
  decparse
 PURPOSE:
  Convert Declination string to radians.
 DESCRIPTION:

 CATEGORY:
  Astronomy
 CALLING SEQUENCE:
  dec=decparse(str)
 INPUTS:
  str - String (or array) to parse as a declination
 OPTIONAL INPUT PARAMETERS:

 KEYWORD INPUT PARAMETERS:
  DEGREES  - Flag, if set, indicates the decimal value is in degrees.
                The default is radians.

 OUTPUTS:
  return value is scalar or vector value of Dec in radians
 KEYWORD OUTPUT PARAMETERS:
   ERROR - Flag (scalar or vector), set if an error was seen.

 COMMON BLOCKS:

 SIDE EFFECTS:

 RESTRICTIONS:

 PROCEDURE:

 MODIFICATION HISTORY:
  1997/06/04, Written by Marc W. Buie, Lowell Observatory
  2000/11/9, MWB, removed Str_sep call.
  2006/05/08, MWB, upgraded loop variable to long.
  2009/04/26, MWB, converted to use new CVTSIXTY routine