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On 2016-09-24 0:03, Antoine Couëtte wrote:
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> But first of all, one more question to fully clarify this point: *do you 
apply in your Lunar Software the Moon correction which I am using and to 
which I refered under the following terms in* 
http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/Modern-Lunars-Couëtte-sep-2016-g36570 **:*
>
> QUOTE* - For the Moon, corrections of *Δλ = +0.50”* and *Δβ = -0.25”* have 
been added to the Mean Ecliptic of Date Coordinates to approximately account 
for correction from Center of Mass (from ***INPOP13C***) to Center of Figure. 
Such corrections translate here into: ***Δα = +0.478”*** and ***Δδ = 
-0.351”***.  *UNQUOTE
> *?*

I applied the above Moon correction for center of figure. All values are
decimal degrees. I decided to not show azimuth residuals, because the
same number can be significant, or insignificant, depending on altitude.
Therefore, the "Moon" and "Sun" columns are the separation angles
between the *unrefracted* body centers that Kermit and I compute.

The "alt" columns are the difference in refracted lower limb altitudes
(Kermit - me). The "dist." column is the difference in refracted limb to
limb distance (Kermit - me).

Moon     alt    Sun     alt     dist.
0.0002  0.0000 0.0001 +0.0012 -0.0008  #2 sea level
0.0002  0.0000 0.0001 +0.0012 -0.0008  #2 400 meters

0.0002 +0.0001 0.0001 +0.0002  0.0000  #3 sea level
0.0002 +0.0001 0.0001 +0.0002 -0.0001  #3 400 meters

0.0002 -0.0003 0.0002 +0.0001 -0.0001  #4 sea level
0.0002 -0.0003 0.0002 +0.0001 -0.0001  #4 400 meters

Kermit's table appears to have two typos:
#3 sea level unrefracted Sun center altitude should be 1° greater.
#4 Moon azimuth should be 1° greater.

Those are in a private communication; I don't think the numbers were
included in the table posted to the group.

   

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