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----- Original Message -----
From: "Noyce, Bill" 
Date:         Fri, 3 Sep 2004 09:13:03 -0400
To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM
Subject:      Re: Beginner Meridian Passage Question

> > > b) when you think Polaris is directly below or above the pole, add
> or
> > > subtract its difference (which you have memorized as about 45');
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Latitude by pole star.

Lat = true altitude + corr 1 + corr 2.

Corr 1 = Pd * Cos LHA
Corr 2 = ((sqr Pd)/2.3438) * sqr sin LHA * tan true altitude.


Pd = pole distance = 90 - dec.
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Latitude by meridional transit.

Upper transit:

Lat = Zd + dec (1)
Zd = zenithal distance (= 90? - true altitude).
+ Zd if elevated pole in your back
- Zd if your are facing elevated pole.

+ dec if same name as latitude
- dec is diff name.

Lower transit

Lat = 180? - (Zd + dec)

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Ex meridian (if you miss the transit)

Vers meridional Zd = vers (90? - true altitude) - (vers LHA * cos assumed Lat * cos dec)
with the meridional Zd use formula (1) to compute the Latitude.

Vers x = versine x = sinus verse x = 1 - cos x
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About the elevated pole, have a dry gin and read it again...

The elevated pole is the pole in the same hemisphere as the zenith.

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