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Re: Numerical Method for a Noon Fix
From: Robin Jouan
Date: 2017 Jun 6, 10:45 -0700
From: Robin Jouan
Date: 2017 Jun 6, 10:45 -0700
Ron,
With ASTROLAB, I practically find the same values with quadratic regression:
MT = 17h 10m 09s Alti at MT = 61° 15.30'
And my resulting longitude is 123° 26.2', similar to yours.
No problem for the latitude, as well.
Yves
