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Re: Magnetic North Pole
From: Dave Weilacher
Date: 2002 Jan 10, 6:50 PM
From: Dave Weilacher
Date: 2002 Jan 10, 6:50 PM
Alas! My computer is getting old and won't keep its time. Sorry about the post out of order. > [Original Message] > From- David Weilacher> To: > Date: 1/10/02 10:35:56 AM > Subject: [NAV-L] Magnetic North Pole > > Would like to know lat/lon of magnetic north pole. > Best I've found is "Close to 71N by 96W" > > If I know my position (lat/lon) > Call the north pole lat declination > Call its lon GHA > Would the sight reduction yield an azimuth (Zn) equivalent to compass > variation? > (excluding local anomalies) --- David Weilacher --- daveweilacher@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.