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Topic: Exercise 3.4 Q4
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Geoff
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posted June 16, 2021 06:21 PM
There will come a day, I hope, when I get one of these right without help. Today is not that day. On Q4, I'm off by just a tenth of a minute, coming in at 37 deg, 45.4' N. The correct answer is 37 deg, 45.5' N. I can't find the error. I have:
Ha 54 deg 40.4' Alt corr +15.6 = Ho 54 deg 56' z = 35 deg 04.0' Dec(hr) = 2 deg 41.3' N d-value = +1.0, for a d-corr of +0.1 So Dec = 2 deg 41.4' N
z of 35 deg 04.0' + Dec of 2 deg 41.4' = 37 deg 45.4'
How did I come up 0.1' short? I have a second-grader struggling with the "new math" and I'm starting to feel his pain...
From: United States
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David Burch
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posted June 16, 2021 08:25 PM
Maybe double check this step
Ha 54 deg 40.4' Alt corr +15.6
From: Starpath, Seattle, WA
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