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Re: Azimuth and Declination formulae
From: Henry Halboth
Date: 2005 Jul 18, 13:28 -0400
From: Henry Halboth
Date: 2005 Jul 18, 13:28 -0400
A bit more complicated, but generally employed with the Time Sight is ... hav Z = sec ho x sec L x sin 1/2S - ho x sin 1/2S -L, where ... Z = azimith, named according to Latitude + meridian angle, E or W ho = corrected altitude L = Latitude pd = polar distance S = (ho + L + pd)/2
