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Re: Solar Observation Computation
From: Joseph Uy
Date: 2017 Aug 27, 21:32 -0700
From: Joseph Uy
Date: 2017 Aug 27, 21:32 -0700
Hi Sean,
Npd is north polar distance, phl is corrected polar distance, latitude and altitude, S=p+h+l.
Method of observation in quadrant tangent meaning horizontal and vertical lines of the telescope is the tangent lines of the sun.
Thank you.