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> Bill wrote:
>
>> Easy to reduce given latitude, LHA and declination as provided with a
>> pocket calculator.
>
> Agreed, but I was offering to check his work with Navigator Light and see
> what it offered up for Hc and Zn. I know you can do that by plugging in
> various values until it all works out (essentially working "backwards" to
> find the time given an assumed position), but I really don't have the extra
> time to run through all the iterations necessary to do that...  ;-)
>
>> Not sure I understand your objection on time.  He
>> did include LHA, which factors in time via GHA and longitude.
>
> See above - and agreed, I could duplicate his calculator work but I'm
> assuming he did the math right.

If I understand now, you are questioning the basic premise(s).  Always a
sound choice ;-)

Bill

   

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