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    Re: V-Correction for Sun?
    From: Stan K
    Date: 2016 Oct 14, 22:38 -0400
    Sean,

    So I was right when I said, "I know of no other program that even attempts to reproduce the Nautical Almanac values for the hourly GHA of the Sun."  Now I know of one.  Based on that value, I would have to say that Astro-Nav does try to reproduce the Nautical Almanac values, and possibly, even probably, better than Celestial Tools.

    According to my records, I downloaded the free version of Astro-Nav in August of 2011.  The free version only works for the year 2008, and the 2008 Nautical Almanac is missing from my collection, so I did not continue investigation.  Mea culpa.  However, I did contact them regarding discrepancies in their Increments & Corrections tables (as apparently you also found), and, though they did respond, I was not completely satisfied with their answer.

    Thanks for making me aware of this.

    Stan


    -----Original Message-----
    From: Sean C <NoReply_SeanC@fer3.com>
    To: slk1000 <slk1000@aol.com>
    Sent: Fri, Oct 14, 2016 9:45 pm
    Subject: [NavList] Re: V-Correction for Sun?

    Stan,
    AstroNav's "almanac" function for 12h UT on 1 Jan., 2016 shows 359°10.2'. I'm not sure if this is the same value that AstroNav uses internally for other calculations.
    Regards,
    Sean C.
       
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