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The document outlines a series of calculations and steps for determining celestial navigation parameters, including Local Hour Angle (LHA), Greenwich Hour Angle (GHA), and adjustments for declination and altitude. It provides specific rules and formulas for setting values based on observations and assumptions about latitude and longitude. The document is structured as a guide for navigators to accurately compute positions using a sextant.
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The document outlines a series of calculations and steps for determining celestial navigation parameters, including Local Hour Angle (LHA), Greenwich Hour Angle (GHA), and adjustments for declination and altitude. It provides specific rules and formulas for setting values based on observations and assumptions about latitude and longitude. The document is structured as a guide for navigators to accurately compute positions using a sextant.
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For this Year: a: b: Date: d: m: y: 0 < LHA < 90 < LHA < 180 < LHA < 270

d: m: y: 0 < LHA < 90 < LHA < 180 < LHA < 270 < LHA < 360

GMT: hrs: min: sec: 180 LHA: 360 Cos Cotan

Aries GHA: : . LHA: -LHA: -180 -LHA: Step 1: Set 0


If 1 > H > 90, Set dec. If dec. < 0:54'
a inc : . Sextant alt: : . assume other lon.
H= H= H= H= See rules
Set H
Hours inc: : . Index error: : . Same W: + W: - W: - W: +
Contrary W: - W: - W: - W: - Read W
Mins. Inc: : . Dip corr: : .
Secs. Inc: : . Refract. corr: : . (90) (89: 60)
Final GHA Aries: : . Ho (T) : . Assumed lat: - : . N / S Step 2: Set W
Set H
If GHA > 360 - 360 : . Hc = (A) : . Co-lat. = : .
SHA star : + : . a= T / A : . Take lable
from larger
W: + / - : . Set Y

Read Az If Az > 85
Final GHA star: : . (180) (179: 60) See rules
If X<90, Y=X
If GHA > 360 - 360 : . X=|Co-lat +/- W| : . If X> 90, Y= 180-X
If 0:54' > Y > 89:15'
|Y|= : . assume other lat.
Step 3: Set Az
Set Y
Sun GHA: : . If obs. body S (180)(179: 60)
Set 0
Hourly accn: : . If obs. body N (360)(359: 60)
Read Hc
Quad corr: : . Az: + / - : .
Hours inc: : . Zn = : .
Mins. Inc: : . Az/Zn Rules: 0 < LHA < 180 < LHA: < 360 Rules: If dec. Is less than 0:54' omit step one and set W = dec. If lat.
also < 1 assume lat. = 1 compute Az, then interchange dec. and
If X > 90, Zn=360-Az Zn=Az lat. and compute Hc
Secs. Inc: : . N Lat.
If X < 90, Zn=180+Az Zn=180-Az
If X > 90, Zn=180+Az Zn=180-Az If Az greater than 85 use it to compute Zn, but interchange dec.
Final GHA Sun: : . S Lat.
If X < 90, Zn=360-Az Zn=Az and lat. to compute Hc.

If GHA > 360 - 360 : .

LHA = GHA +/- assumed lon. + If lon. east, - if lon. West

GHA Sun/star: : .
Assumed lon: + \ - : .
LHA : .
If LHA = N*90 +\- 1, assume other
lon.

Declination: N / S : .
Hrly rate : .
Ann/quad corr: : .
Final dec: N / S : .

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