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Celestial Pre-computation Form for Polhemus
From: David Pike
Date: 2016 Nov 23, 09:54 -0800
From: David Pike
Date: 2016 Nov 23, 09:54 -0800
Anyone bold enough to try using the Polhemus Celestial Computer won’t get far without realising they need somewhere to write down the corrections they obtain. Unfortunately, the form at figure 11A in the instructions is already filled in, so you can’t just photo-copy off a few. Fortunately, whilst looking for something else today, I came upon a couple of what appear to blank versions of the same form. I’ve included a photo below, but it prints off rather darkly. I didn’t want to use flash and it’s been very dull all day. If anyone wants a better copy of the form, I’ll try again next time we see the Sun. DaveP