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    Worksheet, Solar Meridian Passage

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    This document contains worksheets for predicting and reducing solar meridian passage sights. It includes sections for computing local meridian passage times from longitude, reducing altitude measurements to latitude, and recording sight data from sextant measurements. The worksheets provide a step-by-step process for determining latitude and longitude from multiple noon sights of the sun.

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    This document contains worksheets for predicting and reducing solar meridian passage sights. It includes sections for computing local meridian passage times from longitude, reducing altitude measurements to latitude, and recording sight data from sextant measurements. The worksheets provide a step-by-step process for determining latitude and longitude from multiple noon sights of the sun.

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    This document contains worksheets for predicting and reducing solar meridian passage sights. It includes sections for computing local meridian passage times from longitude, reducing altitude measurements to latitude, and recording sight data from sextant measurements. The worksheets provide a step-by-step process for determining latitude and longitude from multiple noon sights of the sun.

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    Worksheet, Solar Meridian Passage

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    This document contains worksheets for predicting and reducing solar meridian passage sights. It includes sections for computing local meridian passage times from longitude, reducing altitude measurements to latitude, and recording sight data from sextant measurements. The worksheets provide a step-by-step process for determining latitude and longitude from multiple noon sights of the sun.

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    Solar Meridian Passage

    Sight Prediction Work Sheet Longitude Sight Reduction Work Sheet

    1 Date 1 Date
    2 DR Longitude EW 2 Watch Time Mer Pass
    3 DR Hours E-,W+ 3 Watch Error F-,S+
    4 LMT Meridian Pass Almanac 4 Zone Time
    5 GMT Meridian Pass 3 + 4 5 Zone Desc. E-,W+
    6 Zone Desc E+,W- 6 GMT
    7 Local Noon 5 + 6 7 Date Greenwich

    8 DR Latitude N+,S- 8 GHA Hours Almanac


    9 Declination N+,S- Almanac 9 GHA Increment Almanac
    10 Zenith Distance |8 - 9| 10 GHA (= Longitude W) 8 + 9
    11 AM Time 7 - 10 11 Longitude EW
    12 PM Time 7 + 10

    13 NS Speed T+,A-
    14 d Value T+,A- Almanac Latitude Sight Reduction Work Sheet
    15 ∆ Altitude /Hour + - 13 + 14 1 GMT
    16 ∆ Hours 10 / 30 2 Date Greenwich

    17 ∆ Altitude + - 15 x 16 3 Index Correction + - On-, Off+


    4 Dip Correction - -
    5 Sum + - 3 + 4
    Sight Data Sheet
    6 Hs (Sextant Altitude) Sextant
    AM Time________ Est. MP________ PM Time________
    7 Apparent Altitude 5 + 6
    Index Error________ On / Off Dip Height________
    8 Altitude Correction + - Almanac
    9 Ho 7 + 8
    AM Alt Time ∆ Alt PM Alt Time Mer Pass
    10 TZD 90° - 9
    _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
    _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ 11 d Value Almanac

    _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ 12 Declination Hours Almanac


    _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ 13 d Correction Almanac
    _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ 14 Declination N+,S- 12 + 13
    _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ 15 TZD +- 10
    Average _______ 16 Latitude NS 14 + 15

    Meridian Sextant Altitude ________ North of Sun: TDZ Positive


    South of Sun: TDZ Negative

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