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Re: Equation for dip?
From: Pierre Boucher
Date: 2006 Sep 25, 17:46 -0400
From: Pierre Boucher
Date: 2006 Sep 25, 17:46 -0400
dip (in minutes of arc) = 1.76 x (SQR of HE in metres) dip (in minutes of arc) = 0.97 x (SQR of HE in feet) Geoffrey Kolbe a �crit : > I grabbed an old Nautical Almanac, opened it randomly and lo and behold, > > d = 0.0293*h^0.5 where d is in degrees and h is height of eye above > the horizon (sea level) in metres. > > Geoffrey Kolbe > > At 06:01 25/09/2006, you wrote: > > >> Does anybody have handy a calculator equation for dip as an alternative >> to the table? >> >> Carl > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
