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Celestial Navigation Sight Reduction Guide

The document outlines the steps and calculations involved in celestial navigation using observations of celestial bodies. It is divided into sections on observations and corrections, time and dead reckoning position, latitude and longitude determination, and determining a line of position. Key data includes the observed and computed altitudes of celestial bodies, assumed latitude and longitude, Greenwich hour angle, local hour angle, and declination. Calculations are shown to determine intercept, azimuth, and corrected position.

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Celestial Navigation Sight Reduction Guide

The document outlines the steps and calculations involved in celestial navigation using observations of celestial bodies. It is divided into sections on observations and corrections, time and dead reckoning position, latitude and longitude determination, and determining a line of position. Key data includes the observed and computed altitudes of celestial bodies, assumed latitude and longitude, Greenwich hour angle, local hour angle, and declination. Calculations are shown to determine intercept, azimuth, and corrected position.

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SECTION I : OBSERVATION AND CORRECTIONS

1. Celestial Body
2. Apparent Altitude
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3. Observed Altitude

SECTION II : TIME AND ASSUMED POSITION

4. Date (GMT)
5. DR Latitude
6. DR Longitude
7. Time (GMT)

SECTION III : LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

8. GHA
+
+

9. LHA

10. Declination
+

11. Assumed Latitude

SECTION IV : DETERMINING A LINE OF POSITION

12. Computed Altitude


+

13. Altitude Intercept


-

14. Azimuth Angle (Z)


15. Azimuth (Zn)
Index Correction
Dip Correction
Sextant Altitude
Total Apparent Altitude (Ha)
Altitude Correction
Additional Correction
SECTION I : OBSERVATION AND CORRECTIONS

1. Celestial Body
2. Apparent Altitude NA
+
+

3. Observed Altitude

SECTION II : TIME AND DEAD RECKONING

4. Date (GMT)
5. DR Latitude
6. DR Longitude
7. Time (GMT)

SECTION III : LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

8. GHA
+
+

9. LHA

10. Declination
+

11. Assumed Latitude

Assumed Position Latitude


Longitude

SECTION IV : DETERMINING A LINE OF POSITION

12. Computed Altitude


+

13. Altitude Intercept


-

14. Azimuth Angle (Z)


15. Azimuth (Zn)
Index Correction Koreksi dari sextant
Dip Correction Tinggi mata
Sextant Altitude Tinggi pengukuran sextant
Total Apparent Altitude (Ha) Total
Altitude Correction A2 Altitude Correction Table
Additional Correction Koreksi tambahan : atmosfer, planet dan la
Total Observed Altitude (Ho)

Tabukated GHA Lihat di almanak dan sesuaikan dengan tan


GHA Increment Increments And Correctio
SHA or v-correction Untuk bintang
Total GHA
(a) Assumed Longitude (E. Long = 60'-GHA min.) first we use the DR longitude degrees only (n
(b) +/- 360o if LHA less than 0o or greater than 360o
Total LHA (W. Long. = GHA-a+b; E. Long= GHA +a+b)
Declination (d-corr'n factor:_)
d-correction
Total Declination
Same / Contrary same or contrary to our decli

Pick the nearest degrees to our DR latitude

If AP is west of prime meredian LHA = GHA - Long AP


If AP is east of prime meredian LHA = GHA + Long AP
If AP is west of prime meredian and west of GP (celestial body) LHA = GHA + 360o - AP Lon

Tabulated Hc (d_) lihat di publikasi 229 sight reduc


Declination Increment (Dec. minute/60 times d)
Total Computed Altitude
(Ho or Hc) Whichever is larger Ho = section I,3
(Ho or Hc) Whichever is smaller Hc = section VI, 12
Intercept (toward if Ho > Hc, away if Ho < Hc)

N Lat. : LHA > 180o, Zn = Z ; LHA < 180o, Zn = 360o-Z [Link].:LHA >
180o, Zn = 180o - Z ; LHA < 180o, Zn =180o+Z
Koreksi dari sextant
Tinggi mata
nggi pengukuran sextant
Total
Altitude Correction Table Koreksi tinggi dari total apparent altitude didapatkan dari almanak
ahan : atmosfer, planet dan lain lain

nak dan sesuaikan dengan tanggal dan waktu GMT


Increments And Corrections
Untuk bintang

DR longitude degrees only (no arc minutes) and add arc minutes nessesary so when we sum or substract from our Total GH

same or contrary to our declination

est degrees to our DR latitude with out arc minutes

LHA = GHA - Long AP


LHA = GHA + Long AP
LHA = GHA + 360o - AP Long W

at di publikasi 229 sight reduction table


kan dari almanak

substract from our Total GHA will get an aswer in whole degrees, if we are in east longitude than we substract our assumed
an we substract our assumed arc minutes from 60 and use this as the arc minutes
SECTION I : OBSERVATION AND CORRECTIONS

1. Celestial Body
2. Apparent Altitude NA
+
+

3. Observed Altitude

SECTION II : TIME AND DEAD RECKONING

4. Date (GMT)
5. DR Latitude
6. DR Longitude
7. Time (GMT)

SECTION III : LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

8. GHA
+
+

9. LHA

10. Declination
+

11. Assumed Latitude

Assumed Position Latitude


Longitude

SECTION IV : DETERMINING A LINE OF POSITION

12. Computed Altitude


+

13. Altitude Intercept


-

14. Azimuth Angle (Z)


15. Azimuth (Zn)
Index Correction Koreksi dari sextant
Dip Correction Tinggi mata
Sextant Altitude Tinggi pengukuran sextant
Total Apparent Altitude (Ha) Total
Altitude Correction A2 Altitude Correction Table
Additional Correction Koreksi tambahan : atmosfer, planet dan la
Total Observed Altitude (Ho)

Tabukated GHA Lihat di almanak dan sesuaikan dengan tan


GHA Increment Increments And Correctio
SHA or v-correction Untuk bintang
Total GHA
(a) Assumed Longitude (E. Long = 60'-GHA min.) first we use the DR longitude degrees only (n
(b) +/- 360o if LHA less than 0o or greater than 360o
Total LHA (W. Long. = GHA-a+b; E. Long= GHA +a+b)
Declination (d-corr'n factor:_)
d-correction
Total Declination
Same / Contrary same or contrary to our decli

Pick the nearest degrees to our DR latitude

If AP is west of prime meredian LHA = GHA - Long AP


If AP is east of prime meredian LHA = GHA + Long AP
If AP is west of prime meredian and west of GP (celestial body) LHA = GHA + 360o - AP Lon

Tabulated Hc (d_) lihat di publikasi 229 sight reduc


Declination Increment (Dec. minute/60 times d)
Total Computed Altitude
(Ho or Hc) Whichever is larger Ho = section I,3
(Ho or Hc) Whichever is smaller Hc = section VI, 12
Intercept (toward if Ho > Hc, away if Ho < Hc)

N Lat. : LHA > 180o, Zn = Z ; LHA < 180o, Zn = 360o-Z [Link].:LHA >
180o, Zn = 180o - Z ; LHA < 180o, Zn =180o+Z
Koreksi dari sextant
Tinggi mata
nggi pengukuran sextant
Total
Altitude Correction Table Koreksi tinggi dari total apparent altitude didapatkan dari almanak
ahan : atmosfer, planet dan lain lain

nak dan sesuaikan dengan tanggal dan waktu GMT


Increments And Corrections
Untuk bintang

DR longitude degrees only (no arc minutes) and add arc minutes nessesary so when we sum or substract from our Total GH

same or contrary to our declination

est degrees to our DR latitude with out arc minutes

LHA = GHA - Long AP


LHA = GHA + Long AP
LHA = GHA + 360o - AP Long W

at di publikasi 229 sight reduction table


kan dari almanak

substract from our Total GHA will get an aswer in whole degrees, if we are in east longitude than we substract our assumed
an we substract our assumed arc minutes from 60 and use this as the arc minutes

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