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Re: Lunar distance accuracy with StarPilot
From: Antoine Couëtte
Date: 2025 Dec 4, 07:07 -0800
From: Antoine Couëtte
Date: 2025 Dec 4, 07:07 -0800
Hello to all,
2025 Nov 16 12:06 UTC(approx), TT-UT = +69.2 s, 0 height , 10 C 1013 mb Deleted reference to any approximate position 9° 56.0' Spica distance from near limb 21° 53.0' Moon LL altitude 14° 02.0' Spica altitude
There seems to be 2 sensible existing solutions actually:
(1) UT1=12h12m13s, N46°01'/W093°05' Cleared dist. 10°52.49' (+/- 0.05') & Sun at 11° below Horizon. And:
(2) UT1=12h12m05s, S15°33'/W115°40' Cleared dist. 10°52.57' (+/- 0.05') & Sun at 12° below Horizon.
Obviously in both cases the Position Error Ellipses are important, but - at least - we are not that far off.
Thanks to you, Paul :-)
Kermit
