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    Re: Nav exercise - ex-meridian
    From: Andr�s Ruiz
    Date: 2008 May 22, 16:18 +0200

    The output of my program is as follow, (variable names are in english), 0.2' 
    of difference in latitude. I have corrected it for T/P:
    
    Fecha y hora UT1
    18/05/2008
    02:08:46
    
    SITUACION ESTIMADA
    Latitud: Be = 15.233333 � =  15� 14.0'
    Longitud: Le = 145.666667 � = 145� 40.0'
    
    ALMANAQUE NAUTICO
    Cuerpo celeste: Sol
    Polo de iluminacion del astro: Coordenadas Ecuatoriales
    GHA = 213.085683 � = 213�  5.1'
    Dec = 19.606871 � =  19� 36.4'
    Correcciones altura:
    SD  = 15.811217 '
    HP  = 0.144893 '
    
    CORRECION DE LA ALTURA
    Limbo: Inferior 
    altura sextante [�]: Hs = 85.3667 
    correcion de indice [']: ie = 1.0000 
    altura del ojo sobre el nivel del mar [m]: heas = 32.3088 
    temperatura ambiente [�C]: T = 32.2220 
    presion atmosferica [mb]: P = 1010.0000 
    en [�]: 
    altura observada por el sextante: Hos = 85.3833 
    depresion del horizonte: dip = 0.1667 
    altura aparente: Ha = 85.2166 
    correcion por refraccion: R = 0.0013 
    correcion por achatamiento: OB = 0.0000 
    Paralaje horizontal: HP = 0.0024 
    correcion por paralaje: PA = 0.0002 
    semidiametro: SD  = 0.2635 
    Aug SD = 0.0000 
    altura observada corregida: Ho = 85.4791 =  85� 28.7' 
    
    DETERMINANTE DE LA RECTA DE ALTURA
    Angulo Hoario Local: LHA = 358.752350 � = 358� 45.1'
    Coordenadas Horizontales: Hc, Z
    Altura Calculada: Hc = 85.4674 � =  85� 28.0'
    Azimut: Z = 15.0 �
    p = Ho-Hc = 0.011620 � = 0.697171 '
    
    
    Ex-Meridian Sight
    Latitud por altura circunmeridiana
    Paso por el meridiano superior del lugar
    Circunmeridiana:
    18/05/2008  02:08:46
    Sol
    Dec = 19.606871 =  19� 36.4'
    Hs = 85.366667 =  85� 22.0'
    Ho = 85.479065 =  85� 28.7'
    
    a = 23.402773
    ma = 1.247650
    t = 4.990599
    C = 9.714520
    Culminacion = N
    LHA = 358.752350 = 358� 45.1'
    
    Altura meridiana: Hm = 85.640974 =  85� 38.5'
    B circunmeridiana = 15.247845 =  15� 14.9'
    
    
    -----Mensaje original-----
    De: NavList@fer3.com [mailto:NavList@fer3.com] En nombre de Anabasis
    Enviado el: jueves, 22 de mayo de 2008 11:37
    Para: NavList
    Asunto: [NavList 5072] Re: Nav exercise - ex-meridian
    
    
    Andres,
    
    Did you run the numbers through your program?  If so, what did you
    come up with for A, C and Lat?  I am curious what the formula
    provided.
    
    Jeremy
    
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