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Celestial Navigation, Episode 5: The Nautical Almanac, finding GHA & Declination

The Nav Station 10,034 4 years ago
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Practical Celestial Navigation course: A front-to-back look at the Nautical Almanac, finding Greenwich Hour Angle (GHA) and Declination from the daily pages. 1) Homework: February 4, 2021 Lower Limb Sight of Sun 06:52:12 GMT Using the Nautical Almanac, determine the GHA and Declination for this sight: GHA 279º 34.6' Dec S 16º 08.2' 2) Homework: July 11, 2021 Lower Limb Sight of Sun 17:10:53 GMT Using the Nautical Almanac, determine the GHA and Declination for this sight: GHA 76º 19.4' Dec N 22º 00.2' FOR A FULL LIST OF COURSE EPISODES, PLEASE REFER TO EPISODE 1.

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