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Re: A NEW Online Nautical Almanac
From: Doug Royer
Date: 2004 Jul 6, 09:41 -0700
From: Doug Royer
Date: 2004 Jul 6, 09:41 -0700
I
would like to thank Frank for the hard work he must have put into this online
almanac.I've not had a chance to do much with it except a glance through it but
it will be used.I plan to bring it to my student's attention(after they learn to
use other manual methods as prescribed by the lesson plans I made)as
another tool to use.
Thanks
Frank
I've created a new web tool which can provide detailed, accurate online 'Nautical Almanac' data. It uses the same engine as the lunars prediction page which I've described recently on the list. It includes all (? have I missed anything ?) of the information in Reis's Online Nautical Almanac except the "v" and "d" interpolation figures, though not in the same format. It's valid over a much longer time period, and I believe that the accuracy is excellent. As relatively new software, there are likely to be bugs popping up. Let me know when they bug you!
Access the online almanac via the link on my lunars page here:
http://www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
or directly here:
http://www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars/nadata_v5.html