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Ex-Meridian Turkey Shoot Challenge
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2011 Nov 21, 19:31 -0800
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2011 Nov 21, 19:31 -0800
This is just a canned challenge to try out the concept of reducing both latitude and longitude from a pair of ex-meridian observations taken before and after meridional passage.
11/24/2011
Sun XM (before MP)
UT 19:30:00
Ho 34* 47.2'
Dec 20* 35.5' S
Sun XM (after MP)
UT 20:00:00
Ho 34* 53.3'
Dec 20* 35.8' S
Use:
-Formua (a)(t^2)/60 = XM corr.'
( a )= 1.9 from Bowditch table 29 .
-2011 Nautical Almanac
Where is the big feast ?
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