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Re: Ocean Navigator Online
From: Mike Burkes
Date: 2005 Jul 1, 08:29 -0700
From: Mike Burkes
Date: 2005 Jul 1, 08:29 -0700
Thanks Peter, Our answers are in agreement!
Mike Burkes
----- Original Message -----From: Peter FoggSent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 4:57 PMSubject: Re: Ocean Navigator Online"From: Navigation Mailing List [mailto:NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM]
On Behalf Of Mike Burkes
Sent: Monday, 11 April 2005 12:39 AM
To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERVWEBKAHUNA.COM
Subject: Ocean Navigator Online
HI folks! Would like to see complete solution to this problem and thanks!
Mike Burkes
http://www.oceannavigator.com/site/csrv/content.asp?id=4363"
Tues 18 Mars (2003)
Sun Upper Limb
07h 30m 17s watch time
+08m watch 8m slow
07h 38m 17s zone time
+8h +8h West time zone
15h 38m 17s GMT 18 Mars (2003)
234d 34' time to arc
177d 58' + Sun GHA
052d 32 GHA
125d 30 - DR long
287d 02 LHA
N36d 00 DR lat
S00d 57 Dec
13d 08 Computed alt
13d 55 Sext alt
- 05 dip (25 foot)
- 01 ind corr
13d 49 app alt
- 20 alt corr
13d 29 obs alt
T21 intercept
101d azimuth
One sight is not enough for a fix, but can lead to an estimated position of
N35d 56' W125d 05'.
The link to the solution contains no relevant data, so I don't know what the
official answer is.