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Re: V correction and the sun
From: Nick M
Date: 2020 Dec 15, 16:38 -0800
From: Nick M
Date: 2020 Dec 15, 16:38 -0800
Bob,
It does appear to move quicker at some times. Per the Nautical Almanac: "The tabulated hourly values of the sun's GHA have been adjusted to reduced to a minimum the error caused by treating v as negligible." I hope this helps.
Nick
