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Re: Precomputed lunar distance tables 2004
From: Steven Wepster
Date: 2003 Oct 21, 12:27 +0200
From: Steven Wepster
Date: 2003 Oct 21, 12:27 +0200
Bruce, From your comments and that of others I realise now that I should write an explanation to the precomputed tables, including a statement of accuracy and a prop.log table. The warning that you ask me to promulgate would also be included. Since I unfortunately don't have your tables, I am not familiar with tables 7 and 8 that you mention. Therefore I am not too sure what to warn against. Please help me with that. I made the tables with a three-hour interval for historical reasons, and also because in most cases a three-hour interval is sufficient to skip second order interpolation. Less historical, I changed the tabulated accuracy from one second to six seconds (0.1 minute), which is more in accord with the accuracy of observations as well as with the accuracy of other data in the modern Nautical Almanacs. Since other methods of reduction (like yours) suppose a one-hour interval, it would be fitting to make a one-hour version next to the three-hour version. Steven.