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Re: Noonsite using artificial horizon? Did I do it correctly?
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2014 Aug 25, 13:34 -0700
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2014 Aug 25, 13:34 -0700
118° 30' ( artificial horizon sextant reading )
-4' ( index error on the arc )
118° 26' / 2 = 59° 13'
59° 13' Hs
-.6' ( refraction correction )
59° 12.4' Ho
59° 13.7' Hc ( by USNO )
1.3' away ( intercept )