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Ex-meridian sights - further question
From: Russell Sher
Date: 2001 Feb 12, 11:07 PM
From: Russell Sher
Date: 2001 Feb 12, 11:07 PM
Hi Steve and thanks for the reply. That does make a bit more sense. By the way, according to the example in Nories on ex-meridian sights, the resultant LOP will not run due West-East but is offset by the difference LHA and 0 degrees. Why is this since the sight is 'back-dated' (or pre-dated if taken before LAN) so that it represents the LAN altitude. Surely then the ex-meridian LOP should be a latitude? i.e. the latitude which should have been obtained at LAN. According to the examples the resultant latitude is just a point on the LOP. If this is true why bother with the ex-meridian correction?? regards Russell