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    Fw: Somewhere in the Pacific
    From: Andrés Ruiz
    Date: 2008 Dec 23, 12:36 +0100

    Long time ago…

     

    My solution for the fix:

    B = 46.676139º N

    L = 153.94692º W

     

    Note: Dip and T, P effect in refraction do not take into account

     

    The input data:

    Be

    20.0 (N)

    Le

    -160.0 (W)

    LDobs1

    63.51

    LDobs2

    27.85

    GHAmoon1

    134.876173

    DECmoon1

    -17.261033

    HPmoon1

    0.9238588

    GHAstar1-Antares

    203.551253

    DECstar1

    -26.453262

    GHAmoon2

    134.876173

    DECmoon2

    -17.261033

    HPmoon2

    0. 9238588

    GHAstar2-Fomalhaut

    106.506820

    DECstar2

    -29.573826

     

    Output:

    iter

    B

    L

    A

    a

    H

    h

    LDtrue

    LDclear

    dLDcldB

    dLDcldL

    Z

    p

    1

    20

    -160

    45.315292

    44.674164

    27.218422

    27.249895

    63.698208

    63.386402

    0.007038

    0.014065

    64.815607

    18.851562

    1

    20

    -160

    45.315292

    44.674164

    18.50617

    18.554532

    28.687464

    28.482898

    0.005527

    -0.012268

    -67.055027

    14.429462

    2

    20.680806

    -159.971076

    44.77315

    44.126143

    26.708362

    26.740536

    63.698208

    63.391612

    0.007072

    0.014022

    64.738546

    18.500018

    2

    20.680806

    -159.971076

    44.77315

    44.126143

    18.065324

    18.114952

    28.687464

    28.486286

    0.005469

    -0.012296

    -67.405455

    14.132317

    3

    21.352024

    -159.945086

    44.234314

    43.581531

    26.205517

    26.238406

    63.698208

    63.396734

    0.007106

    0.013978

    64.665053

    18.155155

    3

    21.352024

    -159.945086

    44.234314

    43.581531

    17.627283

    17.67823

    28.687464

    28.48962

    0.005418

    -0.012327

    -67.738158

    13.834084

    4

    22.013471

    -159.921759

    43.699364

    43.040914

    25.70993

    25.743551

    63.698208

    63.40177

    0.007138

    0.013933

    64.595023

    17.816777

    4

    22.013471

    -159.921759

    43.699364

    43.040914

    17.192507

    17.244825

    28.687464

    28.4929

    0.005373

    -0.012361

    -68.051907

    13.534723

    5

    22.664949

    -159.90082

    43.168871

    42.504866

    25.221656

    25.256023

    63.698208

    63.406722

    0.00717

    0.013888

    64.528362

    17.484695

    5

    22.664949

    -159.90082

    43.168871

    42.504866

    16.761456

    16.815203

    28.687464

    28.496129

    0.005335

    -0.0124

    -68.345448

    13.234215

    6

    23.306244

    -159.881989

    42.643398

    41.973957

    24.740756

    24.775885

    63.698208

    63.411591

    0.0072

    0.013842

    64.464991

    17.15873

    6

    23.306244

    -159.881989

    42.643398

    41.973957

    16.334596

    16.38983

    28.687464

    28.499306

    0.005305

    -0.012442

    -68.61751

    12.932566

    7

    23.937133

    -159.864981

    42.123499

    41.448745

    24.267299

    24.303206

    63.698208

    63.416378

    0.007231

    0.013796

    64.404838

    16.83871

    7

    23.937133

    -159.864981

    42.123499

    41.448745

    15.912394

    15.969175

    28.687464

    28.502433

    0.005282

    -0.01249

    -68.866819

    12.629807

    8

    24.557382

    -159.849509

    41.609722

    40.929782

    23.801363

    23.838064

    63.698208

    63.421085

    0.00726

    0.01375

    64.347847

    16.524469

    8

    24.557382

    -159.849509

    41.609722

    40.929782

    15.495316

    15.553706

    28.687464

    28.505511

    0.005268

    -0.012542

    -69.092118

    12.325998

    9

    25.16675

    -159.835281

    41.102602

    40.417606

    23.343031

    23.380541

    63.698208

    63.425713

    0.007289

    0.013704

    64.293965

    16.21585

    9

    25.16675

    -159.835281

    41.102602

    40.417606

    15.083828

    15.14389

    28.687464

    28.50854

    0.005263

    -0.012601

    -69.292187

    12.021235

    10

    25.764992

    -159.822003

    40.602664

    39.912745

    22.892389

    22.930725

    63.698208

    63.430264

    0.007317

    0.013658

    64.243152

    15.912703

    10

    25.764992

    -159.822003

    40.602664

    39.912745

    14.678391

    14.74019

    28.687464

    28.511522

    0.005268

    -0.012665

    -69.465862

    11.715649

    433

    46.670356

    -153.952245

    23.794794

    22.980742

    4.251737

    4.46948

    63.698208

    63.69799

    0.018191

    0.021026

    59.303603

    0.0061

    433

    46.670356

    -153.952245

    23.794794

    22.980742

    2.556035

    2.918658

    28.687464

    28.687324

    0.074557

    -0.054727

    -46.929098

    0.001281

    434

    46.670453

    -153.952157

    23.794724

    22.980672

    4.251625

    4.469374

    63.698208

    63.697994

    0.018191

    0.021026

    59.303345

    0.005998

    434

    46.670453

    -153.952157

    23.794724

    22.980672

    2.556

    2.918628

    28.687464

    28.687327

    0.074559

    -0.054728

    -46.928908

    0.001259

    1000

    46.676139

    -153.94692

    23.790604

    22.976534

    4.245019

    4.463108

    63.698208

    63.698208

    0.01823

    0.021056

    59.288158

    0

    1000

    46.676139

    -153.94692

    23.790604

    22.976534

    2.553942

    2.916862

    28.687464

    28.687464

    0.074678

    -0.054788

    -46.917705

    0

     


    De: NavList@fer3.com [mailto:NavList@fer3.com] En nombre de d walden
    Enviado el: domingo, 15 de junio de 2008 5:35
    Para: navlist
    Asunto: [NavList 5456] Fw: Somewhere in the Pacific

     

    It's 1200GMT 22 June 2008.  You think you're somewhere north of Hawaii within 200 miles.  No horizon visible.  You get two quick lunar distances (very quick, both at 1200.) Moon near to Fomalhaut 27 deg 51.0 min and moon near to Antares 63 deg 30.6 min.  IC zero.  Ht of eye 12 ft.  T 50 deg F. Pres 29.80 inches.

     

    Luckly, while you don't have GPS, you do have a computerized Lunar Calculator program.

     

    Where are you?

     


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