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Re: Lunar Distance Tables
From: Antoine Couëtte
Date: 2025 Apr 6, 16:52 -0700
From: Antoine Couëtte
Date: 2025 Apr 6, 16:52 -0700
Dear Paul,
Comparison between our results for 00h00m00.00s UT1 / 00h01m09.00s TT on this same March 2025, 01st:
18°15.73' vs. your 18°15.74' for Venus center of mass lunar distance and 18°15.44' vs. your 18°15.45' for Venus center of light lunar distance.
This yields exactly the same difference at -0.29' (-0.2899' actually, with - here indeed - that many trailing digits quite irrelevant) . On a numerical standpoint it also indicates that we both are likely to perform a quite similar numerical correction from Venus center of mass into center of light.
Best friendly lunarian regards,
Antoine
