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Re: Bowditch long term almanac
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2012 May 20, 13:32 +0100
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2012 May 20, 13:32 +0100
Oerjan wrote >oddly it falls appart the closer i get to equinox Yes, the simple sin formulae does not account for the fact that the earth does not move in a circle around the sun. Your version of the formula, with one less "sin", would seem more reasonable too. Geoffrey Kolbe