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Re: Intercept and distance
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2016 Jun 17, 05:53 +0000
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2016 Jun 17, 05:53 +0000
Oh, your first computation was supposed to be your observed altitude so the intercept is "away"
Gl
Celestial Navigation Data for 2016 Jun 15 at 2:29:30 UT For Assumed Position: Latitude S 41 06.5 Longitude E 175 05.2 Almanac Data | Altitude Corrections Object GHA Dec Hc Zn | Refr SD PA Sum o ' o ' o ' o | ' ' ' ' SUN 217 15.1 N23 19.0 +18 55.6 328.7 | -2.9 15.7 0.1 13.0 ======================================================================Celestial Navigation Data for 2016 Jun 15 at 2:29:30 UT For Assumed Position: Latitude S 41 00.0 Longitude E 174 44.4 Almanac Data | Altitude Corrections Object GHA Dec Hc Zn | Refr SD PA Sum o ' o ' o ' o | ' ' ' ' SUN 217 15.1 N23 19.0 +19 09.3 329.0 | -2.9 15.7 0.1 13.0=========================================================
So intercept should be 13.7 towards.
When I do the cosine formula I come up with 19 09.1' not the 19 07' that you calculated.
My HO 249 (AP3270) gives 19 09'
gl
