def get(self):
        """
        *translate the coordinates*

        **Return:**
            - ``ra`` -- the right-ascension of the translated coordinate
            - ``dec`` -- the declination of the translated coordinate
        """
        self.log.info('starting the ``get`` method')

        # PRECISION TEST
        decprecision = len(repr(self.dec).split(".")[-1])
        raprecision = len(repr(self.ra).split(".")[-1])

        dec2 = self.dec + self.north

        ra2 = self.ra + \
            ((self.east) /
             (math.cos((self.dec + dec2) * self.DEG_TO_RAD_FACTOR / 2.)))

        # FIX VALUES THAT CROSS RA/DEC LIMITS
        while ra2 > 360. or ra2 < 0.:
            while ra2 > 360.:
                ra2 = ra2 - 360.
            while ra2 < 0.:
                ra2 = ra2 + 360.
        while dec2 > 90. or dec2 < -90.:
            while dec2 > 90.:
                dec2 = 180. - dec2
            while dec2 < -90.:
                dec2 = -180. - dec2

        ra2 = "%0.*f" % (raprecision, ra2)
        dec2 = "%0.*f" % (decprecision, dec2)

        self.log.info('completed the ``get`` method')
        return ra2, dec2