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Re: Haversines with Logarithms
From: Matthew Gianelloni
Date: 2020 Oct 12, 04:44 -0700
From: Matthew Gianelloni
Date: 2020 Oct 12, 04:44 -0700
Reposting the corrected Meridian Angle algorithm. The one in my previous post (Worksheet) only worked with same hemisphere (Lat and Dec) sights. Had to redo the math to find the error.
Matt
Meridian Angle Algorithm
Same Contrary
A: Dec A: Dec
B: Lat B: Lat
C: H.O. C: H.O.
D: 90-A D: 90+A
E: 90-B E: 90-B
F: 90-C F: 90-C
G: D+E G: D-E
H: D-E H: D+E
I: Hav F I: Hav F
J: Hav G J: Hav G
K: Hav H. K: Hav H
L: I-K L: I-J
M: J-K M: K-J
N: Log L N: Log L
O: Log M O: Log M
P: N-O P: N-O
Q: Angle of P Q: Angle of P