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How to Work a Sight an Overview 6
Introduction 7
Scope and Contents 7
Equipment 8
Sextant 8
Perpendicularity Error 8
Side Error 9
Index Error 9
Clocks 9
Almanac Data 9
Stars and Aries 10
Sun and Planets 10
Moon 11
Summary 11
Alternative Interpolation Method 12
Planning and Observations 12
Planning 12
Sextant Observations 13
Identification 14
Observation Methods 15
Sunrise, Sunset, and Twilight 15
Sextant Altitude Corrections 16
Dip Correction 16
Index Correction 16
Star and Planet Corrections 17
Sun Correction 17
Moon Correction 17
Summary 17
The Marcq St. Hilaire Method 17
Intercept 18
Azimuth 18
Azimuth Tables 19
Weir Diagrams 20
The PositionFix 20
Amplitudes 21
Polaris 22
Azimuth 22
Latitude 22
Sun Observations 23
Running Fixes 23
Meridian Observations 23
Sight Reduction at Very Low Altitudes 24
Tables, Examples, and Forms
Constants and Formulas 25
GHA Aries and Star Ephemerides 26
Sun and Planet Ephemerides 36
Sun and Planet Interpolation and Altitude Corrections 66
Moon Ephemerides 68
Moon Declination Interpolation 98
Moon (GHA-GMT) Interpolation 99
Moon Altitude Corrections 101
Sextant Altitude Analysis Example 103
Prediction and Identification 104
LAT of Sunrise and Sunset 130
LAT of Civil Twilight 131
Sight Reduction Tables 132
Azimuth Tables 152
Weir Diagrams 156
Polaris (Latitude and Azimuth] 160
Change of Altitude in 5 Minutes of Time 161
Sight Reduction Example: Stars, Planet, and Moon 162
Running Fix Example: Sun 164
Alternative Interpolation Table (Calculator) 166
Form: Sextant Altitude Analysis 167
Form: Sight Reduction 168
Form: Sight Reduction (Plot) 169
The Navigational Stars 170
Index 173
Conversion of Time to Arc 176
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