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Re: Lunar4.4. vs Frank's online calculator
From: Modris Fersters
Date: 2023 Apr 28, 13:13 -0700
From: Modris Fersters
Date: 2023 Apr 28, 13:13 -0700
Hello!
Thanks to all of you who got involved to solve the problem. The difference of the results is not unique only to the mentioned Venus Lunar. The difference is also present for star lunars. For example on 02.04.2023 at UTC18:30:00 (56°N; 24°E; 10°C, 1010mbar) topocentric lunar near limb distance from Betelgeuse is:
1) according to Frank's calculator: 67°10,44'
2) according to Paul's Lunar4.4: 67°10,64'
The results differ 0,2'.
For Procyon lunar distance on the same date the difference in the results is 0,17'.
But when I compared some more recent lunar distances they differed only 0,02'.
Modris Fersters
