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Re: Precomputed lunar distances
From: Bill B
Date: 2005 Apr 19, 16:34 -0500
From: Bill B
Date: 2005 Apr 19, 16:34 -0500
Alex wrote: > One of my Russian books has the following tables, specially > designed for determination of the instrumental correction. > It lists uncorrected distances from the Polar star to > 6 other stars at distances 16, 34, 43, 51, 60 and 81 degrees. > (These stars are Kochab, Alioth, Capella, Vega, Alpheratz, > and Altair). > And then it gives 6 tables (one for each star) for > the refraction correction. The entry in these tables uses > altitude of the star and latitude. Alex I think that gives me all the information I need to calculate the true distances myself, and correct separation for refraction. I neglected to copy the refraction formula from the Meesus you loaned me, so that formula would be appreciated. Thanks Bill
